[TOP STORY] Roots of SA extortion groups run deep

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‘We have what is extremely prevalent today in the country, what we refer to as state-embedded actors. These are people within the state structures who are there to facilitate these kinds of groups,’ says Martin Ewi, Institute for Security Studies.

10 Sep 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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