Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Members of the Cape Town Metro Police search a house as part of a search-and-seizure operation for drugs and weapons, in the Cape Flats area of Cape Town.
Matshaya said on the first Monday of each month the gangs collected protection fees from businesses in the area, as well as from private households that rented out rooms and backyard shacks. He said extortion was among the top crime priorities in the province. “Every endeavour is made to combat and root out the phenomenon.”
Speaking on condition of anonymity as she hadn’t obtained authority to speak to the press, the teacher said the few pupils who arrived on Monday were sent home for their safety.