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...
Two witnesses killed as Cape Town extortion murder trial begins Two key witnesses in the trial of alleged Cape Town extortion murderers, Yanga ‘Bara’...
Azapo Western Cape leader gunned down by extortionists Extortionists in Cape Town have claimed their latest victim, Mzimkhulu Nojozi, a prominent Azanian...
Modack trial: Dubai testimony unveils terrifying extortion plot The trial of Nafiz Modack and his co-defendants resumed on Monday, delving into the...
Extortion grips Cape Town: Businesses held ransom by organised crime Extortion has proliferated throughout South Africa, with numerous businesses falling prey to extortion gangs....
Report highlights increasing extortion in Cape Town A recent report has exposed the ongoing and increasing extortion in South Africa, especially...
Rewards up to R250 000 offered for information regarding extortionists The City of Cape Town has offered rewards from ‘up to R250 000’ for...
Khayelitsha extortionists receive seven life sentences from WC High Court Two extortionists were given seven life sentences by the Western Cape High Court today...
Extortion rackets disrupt work in Cape Town’s townships Picture and words: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp Last week, GroundUp reported on how criminal syndicates...
I’m a monster killer, Philippi extortionist tells GroundUp Picture and words: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp Last month, GroundUp reported how a hair salon...
Taxi boss tied to organised crime and long-distance bus extortion It turns out the taxi boss caught driving a police van and using a...