Discussion | Extortion worsening in South Africa - Report
File: A spent casing is highlighted by the police at a crime scene. AFP/Guillem Sartorio
JOHANNESBURG – Gangs in certain areas of Cape Town have profited from extortion and make as much money from these activities as they do from selling drugs.
This is according to a new report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime.
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The report titled ‘The Shadow Economy: Uncovering Cape Town’s Extortion Networks’, found extortion is a rapidly worsening problem throughout South Africa.
Jenni Irish-Qhobosheane, researcher at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime and author of the report, spoke to eNCA.