Summit Hears That R60 Bln Extorted By Construction Mafia Since 2019

Political opportunism and economic misrepresentation are some of the factors fueling the prevalence of the construction mafia.

This emerged during the sectors webinar summit, organised by the law firm Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr.

Construction engineering experts have called for policy certainty and a greater focus on rooting out the construction mafia, which is linked to the 30 percent empowerment policy.

Experts say several construction projects have stalled because of the mafia .

Sentebale Makara, from the law firm, shared alarming insights "Since 2019, we are looking at about 180 projects that have been affected by this, which has culminated in more than R60 billion that has been dealt with in various forms with extortion, violence and sabotage."