Extortionists now targeting social workers

Words: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp Social workers have become the latest target for criminal syndicates...

Cape Town cop in court for kidnapping and extorting Thai nationals

A Cape Town police officer arrested for allegedly kidnapping and extorting Thai nationals has...

Extortionists demands protection fees from Delft social workers

A standing committee meeting on Friday on social development, briefed by the provincial Department...

Kidnapping and extortion ring leader appears in Wynberg Magistrate Court

A kidnapping ring leader appeared in the Wynberg Magistrate Court on Friday, 13 September,...

Rising sextortion scams targeting South African teen boys

Security awareness group KnowBe4 AFRICA has issued a warning that online extortion syndicates are...

Ramaphosa backs Cape Town police in crackdown on extortionists

President Cyril Ramaphosa welcomed the arrest of four alleged extortionists in Cape Town last...

Extortionists pen ‘polite’ letter demanding R30k from Cape Town company

Extortionists have threatened a company contracted by the City of Cape Town to deliver...

Extortionists target pensioners in South Africa amid rising crisis

Extortion has long been an issue in South Africa, but recent reports reveal it...

Circulated extortion note sparks police probe in Cape Town

Cape Town police are investigating the origin and circumstances surrounding an extortion note that...

‘Extortion, intimidation and racketeering’ see Beerhouse close down

The renowned Cape Town bar Beerhouse is closing after exactly 11 years amid death...