Zikalala: Call centre set up to report construction mafia
Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Sihle Zikalala says he's confident his department will eventually win the war against the so-called construction mafia.
Zikalala announced on Sunday that the government is setting up a call centre to allow the sector to report any disruption at construction sites.
He said the call centre will allow law enforcement to act quickly against those involved in extortion, hijacking and disruption of construction sites.
"While the practice is still rife and keeps morphing to other areas using intimidation as a tactic, we are confident that we will overcome this criminal practice.
"To assist the construction sector, we are establishing a call centre for speedy reporting of construction disruptions, and this will support the assigned law enforcement units to this priority crime," said Zikalala.
In July, Zikalala said some 600 people had been arrested in connection with construction mafias.
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