Daily Maverick

INVESTIGATION | How 750m in Cape Town’s city centre points to South Africa’s expansive extortion problem

Episode Summary

Extortion is a massive problem in South Africa. It affects many industries, areas and individuals – and crimes in this arena can prove fatal, people have before been murdered. Railway tracks and construction sites have been disrupted and extortionists even go after pensioners. Restaurants and entertainment venues are also targeted.

Episode Notes

Extortion is a massive problem in South Africa. It affects many industries, areas and individuals – and crimes in this arena can prove fatal, people have before been murdered. Railway tracks and construction sites have been disrupted and extortionists even go after pensioners. Restaurants and entertainment venues are also targeted.

Written & Narrated by Caryn Dolley
Produced by Emilie Gambade & Bernard Kotze
Edited by Rufaro Chiswo 
Theme Music & Design by Bernard Kotze