South Africa: Durban Summit Declares War On Construction Mafia's Reign of Terror

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu and Public Works Minister Dean Macpherson described the Durban Declaration as a historic commitment to confront the construction mafia. This article is… Read more »

South Africa: City of Collusion - - the Gang Suspects and Ex-Officials Accused of Crafting Cape Town's Real 'Construction Mafia'

The police's 'tender collusion' investigation in the city unearths gang suspicions, intimidation, influence, a web of networks, a takeover attempt and multimillion-rand contracts -… Read more »

South Africa: Ex-Cape Town Mayco Member Malusi Booi Arrested in 'Major Probe Linked to 28s Gang, Construction Tenders'

Malusi Booi, the Cape Town mayoral committee member fired in 2023, has been arrested in what appears to be a major construction tender investigation linked to 28s gang suspicions.… Read more »

South Africa: City of Cape Town and Private Sector Join Forces Against Construction Mafia

The joint initiative comes in the wake of a number of criminal incidents, including the murder of City of Cape Town official Wendy Kloppers, who was gunned down in Delft at the… Read more »

South Africa: Consulting Engineer Who Signed Off Plans for Collapsed George Building Reported Missing - - Later Found

Athol Mitchell, who signed the plans for the 75 Victoria building disaster project, was found after an alert had been sent out on the Pink Ladies Facebook page. Read more »

South Africa: George Residents Champion the 'Superdogs' Searching for Survivors of Building Collapse

Visiting the scene of the collapsed building in George on Wednesday, Gift of the Givers founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman described sniffer dogs as a 'key' element of the search and… Read more »

South Africa: Race to Free Trapped Workers After George Building Collapse

Recovery operations are under way in the Southern Cape town of George following a building collapse on Monday. Read more »

South Africa: Cape Town Cracks Down On Construction Mafias, but Violence and Extortion Persist

In 2024, gangs of extortionists have persisted in destabilising construction projects, but the metro says efforts to clamp down are seeing results. Read more »

South Africa: It's Boom Time in the Western Cape As Prospective Homeowners Stream in From Other Provinces

Middle-class homeowners are selling up in Gauteng and thronging to the coast, triggering a building boom in the Western Cape. Read more »