Mamelodi mafia Boko Haram are gaining notoriety for their widespread use of extortion tactics to fleece businesses
Image for illustrative purposes. Picture: iStockExtortion rackets have evolved from covert bullying enforced through violence, implied or explicit, into open-air conflict akin to literal daylight robbery.
GI-TOC noted the nightlife extortion rackets in the Cape Town CBD were now entrenched, having been in operation for well over two decades. “The result is a criminal web of extortion, in which actors learn from each other and move freely between operations,” it added.GI-TOC’s initial study was published in April 2024, but Cape Town’s municipality had already launched an anti-extortion campaign in 2023.
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