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In any environment, crime is a burden on business. The operative question is whether that burden is a small or large one, and whether it ranks as a high or low priority for the enterprises subject to it. In South Africa, that burden has long been a dire one, and there are disturbing indications that it is growing.
Deputy President Paul Mashatile says the government will intensify the fight against the so-called construction mafias.
Minister of public works Sihle Zikalala is on Tuesday discussing the construction mafia and possible solutions to the problem with 'Frank Dialogue' host Onkgopotse JJ Tabane at the Hilton Hotel in Sandton.
The party threatened to file a complaint against Zikalala with the public protector due to him failing to provide substantial proof of his claims over 200 arrests were made in connection with the armed groups.
The DA has filed a complaint against Public Works Minister, Sihle Zikalala to the Public Protector, accusing him of exaggerating the government’s successes in addressing the so-called construction mafia.