'Mafia' hit South Africa's R952 billion mining sector
Mining companies and even black-owned contractors say they are increasingly confronting syndicates that incite local communities to disrupt operations.
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Mining companies and even black-owned contractors say they are increasingly confronting syndicates that incite local communities to disrupt operations.
The biggest mining companies are having major battles with syndicates who incite locals to disrupt operations - an extortion "mafia".
A threatening letter, a derailed train, blocked roads, burnt vehicles, workers locked up. That's what some of the world's biggest mining companies say they're battling in South Africa: Extortion.
Stakeholders say the industry is 'under attack'.
“The procurement mafia mobilizes the community for their own devices," said Paul Dunne, chief executive officer of Northam Platinum Holdings