This as extortion groups continue to disrupt government construction projects, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal.
DURBAN - The Public Works and Infrastructure Ministry says that it is working to put a stop to the so-called construction mafia across provinces.
The illegal collective is known to demand a share of profits from services rendered by contractors and even threaten them to leave sites.Minister Dean Mcpherson said that a recent case of extortion claimed lives on the South Coast in KZN.
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