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The urgent need to break the mafia stranglehold on construction

SAICE CEO Sekadi Phayane says criminals are hobbling the sector, mainly due to the country’s pervasive corruption

10 November 2024 - 00:00 By CHRIS BARRON

Sekadi Phayane, CEO of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE), says “decisive action” is needed to deal with the construction mafia, which is having a devastating impact on infrastructure development, economic growth and jobs...

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