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construction mafia

South Africa clamps down on ‘construction mafia’
National
/ 28 March 2025

South Africa clamps down on ‘construction mafia’

More than 700 cases related to criminal gangs disrupting construction sites have been reported over the past five months

By Lyse Comins
Procurement mafia a forgotten influence in the mining industry
Opinion
/ 4 February 2025

Procurement mafia a forgotten influence in the mining industry

Also known as the construction mafia, they may even include engineering procurement construction management (EPCM) providers

By Lionel van Tonder and Aaqilah Nagdee
Deconstructing SA’s extortion mafia requires substance over rhetoric
Opinion
/ 4 December 2024

Deconstructing SA’s extortion mafia requires substance over rhetoric

State intelligence and enforcement abilities, as well as the legislation, need to be bolstered to deter the construction mafia

By Siseko Maposa
Government, business pledge to combat construction mafia
National
/ 20 November 2024

Government, business pledge to combat construction mafia

The Durban Declaration outlines concrete interventions to be taken to over the next 12 months

By Lyse Comins
Construction mafia accused of delaying building of Joburg school
National
/ 3 November 2024

Construction mafia accused of delaying building of Joburg school

Parents want the reconstruction of Nancefield Primary School investigated

By Kimberly Mutandiro
Human settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi ‘won’t bow to’ construction mafia
Politics
/ 20 September 2024

Human settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi ‘won’t bow to’ construction mafia

The minster said these groups take money and never do any work

By Lunga Mzangwe
Construction mafia hold South Africa to ransom
National
/ 6 September 2024

Construction mafia hold South Africa to ransom

The chief executive of Nala Business Chamber was assaulted by members of the illegal ‘Nala Business Forum’ when he went to a building site to deal with a subcontracting dispute.

By Lyse Comins
Editorial: Local level must adopt parliament’s maturity
Editorial
/ 6 September 2024

Editorial: Local level must adopt parliament’s maturity

South Africa’s seventh parliament has just started its work, and it appears to be doing so with a far more collaborative spirit — and significantly less playing to the gallery — than it did during any of the previous three terms.

By Editorial
South Africa’s infrastructure vandalism epidemic: A crisis demanding immediate action
Opinion
/ 3 September 2024

South Africa’s infrastructure vandalism epidemic: A crisis demanding immediate action

A multi-departmental, collaborative unit focused on preventive rather than reactive solutions could stem the loss of billions of rands and the destruction of the country’s assets

By Siseko Maposa
KZN public works MEC has designs on dismantling construction mafia and restoring law and order
National
/ 26 August 2024

KZN public works MEC has designs on dismantling construction mafia and restoring law and order

The new DA MEC Martin Meyer said government would work with legitimate business forums, not violent groups pretending to be forums

By Lyse Comins
The clash of the Numbers gangs
National
/ 21 January 2024

The clash of the Numbers gangs

How the 26s, 27s and 28s prison gangs got their name, and how street gangs usurped them

By Eunice Masson
Station commander investigated for links to crime kingpin
National
/ 19 January 2024

Station commander investigated for links to crime kingpin

There is ‘growing concern’ about increasing levels of gangsterism and organised crime in the Western Cape

By Eunice Masson
Ramaphosa vows to crush construction mafia in KZN
Politics
/ 27 November 2023

Ramaphosa vows to crush construction mafia in KZN

Invasion of construction sites and intimidation have been cited as reasons for delayed infrastructure projects

By Clive Ndou
Cele: Police secure 100 KZN political killing convictions
Politics
/ 6 September 2023

Cele: Police secure 100 KZN political killing convictions

Investigations have revealed that hitmen are hiring top lawyers to defend themselves and that the biggest threat to political victims is from within their own parties

By Lyse Comins
Political meddling and corruption behind eThekwini water woes
National
/ 31 July 2023

Political meddling and corruption behind eThekwini water woes

A lack of necessary skills has also contributed to the metro’s water and sanitation crisis

By Lyse Comins
Eldos building mafia: Community anger amid extortion and ex-cons
National
/ 27 May 2021

Eldos building mafia: Community anger amid extortion and ex-cons

Victims of extortion and intimidation at building project sites in Eldorado Park speak up in an exclusive Mail & Guardian investigation

By Tunicia Phillips

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