The Durban based Delangokubona Business Forum, sometimes known as amaDelangokubona, claims to be a legitimate business association but is widely described as a 'mafia'.[1][2][3]
It's tactics have included armed disruptions of construction sites and threats accompanied by demands for a percentage of contacts and armed demands that certain businesses not operate in certain areas.[1][2]
Delangokubona has been connected to and strongly supportive of former South African President Jacob Zuma[4] and former Durban Mayor Zandile Gumede, both of whom have been investigated for large scale corruption.[5]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the organisation for engaging in 'robbery' and called for a law enforcement crackdown.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b ‘Delangokubona’ and the distribution of rents and opportunity, Ayabonga Cawe, WIDER Working Paper 58, 2022
- ^ a b Rise of the new construction ‘mafia’ Lynley Donnelly, Mail & Guardian, 12 April 2019
- ^ Mafia-style business forum halts multi-million road project, BONGANI MTHETHWA, Times Live, 9 February 2018
- ^ Religious, business, political leaders call for support for Zuma ahead of court appearance, Polity, 5 April 2018
- ^ a b "At last, judicial focus on corruption in Durban". 20 May 2019.
 | This article about an organisation in South Africa is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |