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Minister Macpherson reports significant progress in tackling South Africa's construction mafia, with 240 arrests made from 745 reported extortion cases. The government's dedicated Extortion Hotline has received nearly 800 reports as authorities work to reclaim infrastructure projects from criminal groups demanding illegal stakes in construction contracts.
The Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) in KwaZulu-Natal has obtained a Preservation of Property Order from the Durban High Court, for a motor vehicle belonging to Cebo Mhlongo, an alleged construction mafia member.
In an exclusive interview with IOL, a group of more than 10 firms, including women-owned companies, called on KwaZulu-Natal Public Works MEC Martin Meyer to intervene as they now feared for their lives.