More than R161.7 million has been spent on security to mitigate extortion by the construction mafia and the illegal occupants of vacant land and homes under construction. Also read: Extortionists leave thousands of housing project beneficiaries in the lurch This was revealed by infrastructure MEC, Tertius Simmers, during his presentation of the department’s end-of-year performance outcome. ‘By the end of the … Continue reading More than R161.7m spent to address concerns about construction mafia