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Airport Infills Project – Luyolo And Tambo Village Sites

There are five reported cases of threats of extortion, violence conduct and intimidation of workers by unknown men in 2022. The cases on all these incidents were opened at Gugulethu (two cases) and Manenberg (three cases) police stations.

There has been no arrest made by police in all these incidents. We have been informed that the police are still investigating the incidents.

Blue Downs Military Veterans and Forest Village

My Department is not aware of any cases of extortion being opened at SAPS, as relief was sought directly from the courts through separate urgent interdicts.

Extortion or attempted extortion is a difficult matter to make a case for and to report as a crime to SAPS. This is as a result of alleged behind-the-scenes extortion. Violence sometimes erupts on and around the construction sites resulting in damage to people and/or property and this is usually what gets reported as crime to SAPS. My Department is not aware of any arrests made.

Gugulethu Mau-Mau (Erf 8448)

There are 2 incidents of violence or intimidation on this site, which occurred in 2022:

• At the end of August 2022, four unknown men entered the site and assaulted a staff member from the electrical consultants. The staff member received medical treatment due to injuries sustained. No arrests have been made.

• At the end of November 2022, armed men entered the site and assaulted the City of Cape Town’s security guard. This security risk is affecting the progress of work on the site.

There were no incidents directly linked to extortion by gangs.   Therefore, no case was opened.