Extortionists continue to target major public projects – with government inefficiencies not helping matters.
The construction mafia continues to halt progress on major public projects in South Africa, targeting public projects far more than private ones, thanks to cumbersome government processes that leave the builds as “sitting ducks”.
The contractor for the ACSA Symphony Way project near Cape Town International Airport pulled out due to extortion and threats against its staff. The project, set to be completed by 2026, intends to build 3,200 housing units at a cost of R500 million. In addition, unlike private sector projects, where certain individuals or teams work throughout the entire length of a project, public projects are often a “relay,” where multiple departments take over certain roles throughout the process, oftenVan Zyl warned that there will be more attempts from the construction mafia to target public sector projects, which will severely hamper service delivery.
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