Discussion | Extortion worsening in South Africa - Report

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.