Infrastructure projects under siege from violent ‘construction mafia’

19 June 2022 - 00:00
By Philani Nombembe

A new report tracks the development since 2014 of “local business forums” which often arrive heavily armed at construction sites and shut them down unless their demands — often 30% of the projects' value — are met.

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