Thabo Masombuka | Hitting back at the construction ‘mafia’
The recent challenges facing the country’s infrastructure portfolio have come to include site invasions and disruptions that have placed a number of lives at high risk, prompting the minister of police to establish a special task team to respond to these cowardly acts of mindless thuggery.
Without the development of critical skills, the South African construction sector will be like a pizza served without a base. Infrastructure, in general, particularly skills and specialised skills, is the backbone of economic growth and sustainability. This is so much so that a number of court interventions have not yielded any profitable and peaceful results. This is attributable to failure by the law enforcement agencies to take serious action against the criminals who sometimes front as legitimate business forums.Firstly, there is a need for cooperation between all stakeholders, namely law enforcement agencies, business, communities and the media.
The public should be shown how the mafia action affects not only businesses, but their livelihoods too. The ripple effects of the construction mafia on communities should be published for the communities to see.Fourthly, there is a need for strong partnerships between communities and businesses, as well as the development of early warning signs to detect and prevent extortion. Communities should be made aware of the impact of the construction mafia on their lives.
By forcing the construction companies to employ their own people who do not meet the criteria, the construction mafia are also defeating the process of providing relevant and critical skills.
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