With extortion cases against small businesses rapidly escalating across the country, there is one province which has not recorded a case in over a year.
The Northern Cape is the only province in South Africa where no extortion cases are currently open and under investigation—while the Western Cape has almost 120.
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu revealed this in response to a question posed to him in Parliament by Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana about extortion gangs targeting small businesses across the country.