KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) do show measurable progress against the so-called “construction mafia,” offering a practical example that coordinated action can reduce this form of organised extortion.
The “construction mafia” (often self-styled as local “business forums”) emerged prominently in KZN and spread…
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