Police Minister Senzo Mchunu said parts of the country face a “wave of extortion and other related crimes”, with Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and Eastern Cape accounting for 73% of all reported crimes.
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South Africa must declare war on the construction and extortion mafias that use violence to hold citizens and businesspeople hostage to their demands for cash in exchange for contracts and personal protection.
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