Construction mafia | Prosecutor: Entire country held to ransom by extortionists

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CAMPERDOWN – The entire country is held to ransom by extortionists.
That’s one of the arguments made by the prosecution in the bail application hearing of five men accused of disrupting a bridge construction project in KwaXimba, KwaZulu-Natal.
The five men — Andile Jiyane, Elias Phetha, Nhlanhla Makhathini, Sibonelo Khanyile and Thabani Nkomo — appeared in the Camperdown magistrate’s court and face extortion charges.
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They deny they are part of the construction mafia, and say they only questioned why the project employed outsiders and not locals.
The bail application hearing continues on Friday.