LISTEN: How 750m in Cape Town’s city centre points to South Africa’s expansive extortion problem

Extortion is a massive problem in South Africa. It affects many industries, areas and individuals – and crimes in this arena can prove fatal, people have before been murdered. This podcast shows how a stretch of around 750m in Cape Town’s city centre has been the focus of extortion and related accusations for years, and points to how deeply entrenched and intricate South Africa’s “protection fee” problem really is.

Written & Narrated by Caryn Dolley

Produced by Emilie Gambade & Bernard Kotze

Edited by Rufaro Chiswo

Original Theme Music & Design by Bernard Kotze

Written & Narrated by Caryn Dolley

Produced by Emilie Gambade
& Bernard Kotze

Edited by Rufaro Chiswo

Original Theme Music & Design 
by Bernard Kotze