Gangs Now Targeting Schools, Extorting ‘Teacher Tax’
Armed men stormed Zanemfundo Primary, demanding a 10% cut of teachers’ salaries. Weeks later, there are still no arrests, and terrified staff are refusing to return.
Hitman Hoax: Gauteng Man Busted For Extortion Plot Targeting Top Officials
This bogus hitman was calling high-profile folks in government and the private sector, demanding money to spare their lives.
Delivery Drivers In The Crosshairs Of Extortion In Cape Town’s Suburbs – Woolies Dash Makes Difficult Decision
“You can’t trust anyone these days,” one driver confessed. “We’ve seen people get killed for refusing to pay these protection fees. No one wants to be the next victim.”
Eighth Cop Caught In Milnerton Chinese Shop Extortion Scandal
The allegations revolve around two shops owned by Chinese nationals, where the officers allegedly extorted an undisclosed amount of cash, reportedly demanding it as “protection money.”
Kidnapping Horror In Cape Winelands As Elderly Briton And Young Woman Held For Ransom
These two alarming kidnapping-for-ransom cases have rocked the Western Cape’s scenic winelands region.
Cape Town Cop Fired After Shocking Kidnapping And Extortion Scandal Involving Thai Nationals
The vrot cop is alleged to have been involved in the kidnapping of two Thai nationals in Mowbray who were taken while leaving work on December 22, 2022.
Minister Of Police Declares War On Extortionists Who “Parade As Armies Of Murderous Parasites”
“Most of them (extortionists) are individuals who do not want to work but rather choose to parade as armies of murderous parasites that must be fought and rejected by society as a whole.”
‘Pay Up Or Die!’ − The Eastern Cape Has Become A Play Ground For Extortion Syndicates
Businesses and schools in the Eastern Cape town of Mthatha are increasingly being forced to close doors due to the extortion syndicates treating their hard work like playthings.
Property Groups Are Joining Cape Town’s Fight Against Construction Mafias
Atterbury and Old Mutual Properties joined the city on Monday to declare that they would join forces to eradicate the scourge.
Long Street’s Yellow Beerhouse To Turn Its Taps Off After This Weekend
Owner Randolf Jorberg has decided to call it quits after receiving death threats following his ‘rallying call to other business owners in the CBD to band together against “extortion, intimidation and racketeering’.
Cape Town Gambler Fakes Own Kidnapping To Extort Money From Family
According to reports the man, a foreign national, “needed money for gambling”.
UPDATE: It’s Was A Skit! – Man ‘Cleans’ Porsche, Then Stabs Tyre When Owner Refuses Tip In Cape Town [Video]
Turns out no Porsches were harmed in the making of this skit that fooled everyone (including us).
Cops Bust Hijackers Who Took Victims On Nightmare Road Trip From Gansbaai To Bredasdorp
The kidnappers, aged 24 and 30, took the terrified pair on a 77km road trip after hijacking them in Gansbaai.
Group Of Unknown Men Cause Havoc At Sea Point Restaurant
“We seem to have daily incidents in the area. I am amazed at how complacent we as a community have become. People have crime fatigue.”
Cape Crooks Are Extorting Paramedics Now [Audio]
Gangs operating under names like the Guptas and Boko Harams continue to demand “protection fees” from traders. They’ve now widened the net to include paramedics.
Threats, Taxis, And Nando’s – When Your Cyberbully Turns Out To Be Your Durban Neighbour
A Durban man spent months being targetted by an anonymous online harasser, who made his daily life hell. Turns out his tormentor wasn’t very far away.
The Guptas And Boko Harams – Cape Extortion Gangs Widen Their Net
Gangs carrying out violent extortion rackets across the Cape Metro municipality, who go by names like the Guptas and Boko Harams, are spreading their tentacles.
Long Street Business Owners Are Still Living In Fear [Video]
Extortion is alive and well in the Cape Town CBD, and business owners who speak out often find themselves on the receiving end of death threats and violence.
“Pay Up Or Else” – Even Cape Town’s Coffee Shops Aren’t Safe From Underworld Extortion
Even Cape Town’s underworld syndicates are allegedly struggling, and the men in balaclavas are looking for new revenue streams.
Turns Out SA’s Lockdown Is Perfect For ‘Sextortion’
Hold your friends close (metaphorically speaking), and your nudes closer.
Tuesday Morning Spice
Avenatti extortion backfires. British Airways blunder. Shaun Abrahams’ new job. Apple TV, gaming and credit card. DA poster vandalism reward. Cape Town’s hottest new bar. Schumacher’s son F1 test. Ed Sheeran bullied.
ATT Cape Town: Don’t Trust Your Local Brothel Owners
A brothel is the kind of transaction you don’t want showing up in your bank statements, and worse still is video of you caught in the act.
Cosby’s Lawyer Fights Back With Extortion Claims
Bill Cosby. I’m running out of things to say about him because he is literally doing nothing about anything which makes it hard to write about him. So maybe he should do something…