Addressing the construction mafia needs more than condemnation; it requires strong action to discourage violence and intimidation. Neither the private sector nor the state, particularly the latter, should tolerate criminal activities. A lack of proper leadership has emboldened the construction mafia in South Africa. Effective leadership, beginning with the cabinet and police commissioner, is vital. It's unrealistic to expect lower-level officials to face risks while their superiors are disconnected or complicit. Terence Corrigan draws us to a possible model for a response to the Construction Mafia, this model is to be found in Palermo in Sicily over the past four decades. Palermo was a center of the original mafia, the Cosa Nostra, a criminal society whose reach extended into politics and business. Even more so that South Africa’s construction mafia was able to influence business and state contracts, so much so that it altered the character of Palermo, having historic buildings rip
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