Alleged associates of Cape Town gang boss Ralph Stanfield reportedly threatened City of Cape Town officials in a bid to secure lucrative building contracts. The incident occurred five days after the murder of a city official at a construction site in Delft.

Associates unlawfully entered the mayoral office, demanding that all municipal construction projects be awarded to Glomix, a company controlled by Stanfield. The encounter, investigated as a case of intimidation, warned of potential violence similar to the recent murder of another city official.

Police are investigating 77 cases of intimidation within the council, city staff, and city-linked contractors.

This follows the arrest of the minister in charge of social housing, Malusi Booi, was arrested for allegedly taking bribes from, and arranging illicit contracts with Stanfield’s company Glomix, registered under his wife’s name.

The gang’s foray into the nationally growing construction mafia practices has exerted influence which extends to intimidation, extortion, and interference with housing projects across the city. Such practices include using either bribery or coercion to force departments to employ the organisation's own contractors for construction projects.

The construction mafia, represented by individuals linked to Stanfield, claims to mediate between the city and gang-controlled areas to ensure project progress.

Stanfield is currently in custody awaiting trial on charges of attempted murder, robbery, and assault.

The city has canceled contracts with companies associated with Stanfield and acknowledged the impact of interference on project timelines.

Yet the office of MEC Tertius Simmers, recently elected head of the DA in the Western Cape despite concerns about illicit exploitation of municipal housing privileges, has insisted that Glomix’s paperwork has been above board, and admitted that contracts were cancelled due to an expired document, leading to an expiry of the existing contract, which will now not be renewed.

This lapsing of existing contracts may have precipitated the recent escalation of tactics.

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