Police and crime intelligence to finalise plan to combat extortion mafias
State to give more funding to police to combat extortion scourge
05 September 2024 - 12:02
UPDATED 05 September 2024 - 20:38
The SA Police Service (SAPS) and crime intelligence agencies will within the next week convene a meeting to finalise a government-wide plan to deal with crime, including increasing incidents of extortion that threaten the viability of the construction sector.
Deputy president Paul Mashatile, who chairs the justice, crime prevention and security cluster in the cabinet, said the plan would possibly involve the state injecting more financial resources into crime intelligence...
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