As part of the campaign, a 24-hour hotline and reward system has been set up to allow for any anonymous tip-offs to help the City and authorities tackle extortion.
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.
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.
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.
It seems all is not well with some of the bars on Long Street, with some owners claiming that they are being forced to hand over money to some unsavoury characters.