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Construction mafias threaten best-laid development plans

Infrastructure investors 'increasingly concerned' about criminals muscling-in on building sites, says chair of DBSA

20 February 2022 - 00:00

By Chris Barron

Mark Swilling, chair of the Development Bank of Southern Africa, says the government's infrastructure development programme in which it plays a key role and which is critical for the country's economic revival, is being threatened by local construction mafias.

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