If you’re wondering why, each time you turn around, there’s a new mafia-style protection racket, the untold story is the role that SA’s pampered politicians have played in giving birth to this Frankenstein’s monster.

Now, thanks to Johann Ferreira, whose father started the forerunner to bus company Intercape 51 years ago, we have a court case that puts a cabinet minister — in this case transport minister Fikile Mbalula — on the spot for turning a blind eye to this racket. ..

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