Mthatha Extortion | Extortion gets out of hand in Mthatha

[@Ntsako100]

SABC interviewing the wrong ppl. The big problem in SA is the Prosecuting Authority, one of the most incompetent if not the most incompetent justice wing in SA. SAPS can even arrest the entire country if need, NPA has the lowest charge and also the lowest conviction rate in the history of South Africa.

[@coconutyamannete9151]

"Never has a truer word been spoken"

[@thabomkhize422]

As a former police officer i agree. I remember one of my suspects greeting me the following day in the same area i had arrested them. You just lose energy to keep on keeping on

[@Ntsako100]

@@thabomkhize422 yeah, so sorry to hear that, I can imagine the thousands of discouraged police officers in our system always taking the blame...

[@MoAfrika-Afrika]

@@thabomkhize422 What a sad story you just telling us. I'm sorry to hear that fam.

[@siviwembatane3600]

Mthatha is ANC doing this nonsense, I remember one day they just killed someone in front of me... Hit man Izinkabi are also available there... I resigned on my professional work in that nonsensical place just five months was enough for me... I'm working in Centurion now...

[@siviwekulu6996]

Umntu nguwe mfo kabawo. Kule misebenzi isinqabele kangaka thina. Wena you have the luxury of resigning and getting employment lula nje kanjalo 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@bbm2116]

​@@siviwekulu6996 it's about taking a decision and looking forward. Thats what he did and he believed that he will look for a job and find it. He didn't let fear rule him

[@maseseb7790]

The chamber and businesses that lost should sue SAPS

[@kingphoka-uf5tk]

​@@siviwekulu6996connections mfo connections, without connection in South Africa u a non visible.

[@orbitno100]

​@@siviwekulu6996 Jealousy at its highest levels

[@Bluecollarjoe6B9]

We go to the police and the police got to the criminals to rat us out.

[@MzontsunduThetyana-js8kv]

Deploy the KZN commissioner to the EC.

[@fifimakhubu8732]

These extortionists probably ran away from kzn

[@omarthiane3430]

KZN police services are more serious In maritzberg you will never see this non sense there

[@sirmdcralekoala4872]

Commissioner Mkwanazi can arrest this situation within few months

[@viwembande9497]

​@@sirmdcralekoala4872 That man is a legend

[@thandomvimbi1558]

​@@fifimakhubu8732Nope ran away from Cape Town, they are from Eastern Cape and were running this syndicate in Western Cape then infighting started and they have been continuously killing each other so they ran back home and decided to start this

[@16712pg]

It's so sad that people of Mthatha are going through this. Mthatha is already faced with poverty, high unemployment rate and hunger. Police must do more

[@sphamandlalumkile1171]

South Africa is gone because of our stupidity government 😢extortion is way too much

[@AndrewMcFarlane_1]

ANC is behind the extortion because the money is drying up and they need other means to get cash

[@nhlakaniphoncube9555]

Blame the government kodwa obhuti benu namaphoyisa

[@TlouDipela-j7o]

Let bring anc government down to 20% maybe we will see some changes

[@sphamandlalumkile1171]

@@nhlakaniphoncube9555 government is everyone but the one who’s in power is the one to be blamed.then pay them enough so that they cant stay in our local townships with the gangsters,if your president is corrupt don’t expect the others to be not.

[@sphamandlalumkile1171]

@@TlouDipela-j7o they deserve 9% bro 20% is still too much

[@nelsonchinasamy9857]

How can something like this c+ go on unchecked beats me. What kind of a country have we become? Mthatha is not even a big city. The ANC has really taken South Africa to the gutters.

[@MqondisiVincentLuhabe]

The worst part is that its not only businesses they even target residents to pay protection fees on a monthly basis

[@simlamaharaj1695]

This mafia type activities is becoming normal all over SA. Total anarchy n law lessness. Construction mafia Water tanker mafia Security mafia Soon no business will be allowed to function.

[@jordanmntungwa3311]

it's the beginning of bigger things. One day a billionaire will fund his own army and just decide on a coup

[@helenedgar1075]

And now legal homes are being captured by mafia gangs - they even get the original title deeds of these properties.

[@NiyoBuja]

😂❤

[@Ndalo-e1i]

if this is still under SAPS, it's a waste of time. This should be handled militarily. We need intervention of all NSA. MTHATHA needs to implement curfew program from 7-5 in the morning. Close all roads during the day doing road blocks doing clean up. Starting from the Taxi ranks cleaning them cause that's where everything starts. 6 months of road blocks Nd curfew. Have search warrants for everything. Enter even house holds. Otherwise it'll just be a play.

[@chrislee518]

Had three instances of our employees being hijacked at fuel stations, driven out of town and extorted - to the point they're insisting the company pays a ransom to get vehicles back. The issue has been resolved every time by tracker security intervention - nobody arrested though. The place is a disaster area.

[@siviwekulu6996]

Have you opened a case, though? Another problem is that we have complaints of people who say no one has been arrested, yet no one has laid a charge.

[@chrislee518]

@@siviwekulu6996 No. Employees live in the area and are scared of intimidation - for all of the reasons discussed in this interview.

[@MxolisiOliphant]

Hi south Africans today we have police officers that only take the job for the pay cheque not as a passion or to stop the crime.so we are not safe in our country,and this town mthatha every one must be carefull is a town that has no respect for someone who is working they do what they do me myself don't feel safe there

[@zulu8451]

True

[@zuaizuai3056]

The problem started when they employ abantu abamnyama bodwa,what a useless bunch of species is that

[@SimonThibushi]

Anc at work

[@tsekomofokeng182]

You made me laugh. I agree you can't arrest yourself. It's them or they have instructed thugs to act on their behalf.

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

Indeed ANC. A criminal working with a criminal

[@blackrhythmrecords8691]

Where is Mabuyane on this issue

[@siviwembatane3600]

Mxm that one is just there for money not helping people.

[@A1Zl-k8u]

HIDING, he is protecting himself and his PHD degree😅😅😂😂😂😂

[@AndrewMcFarlane_1]

He muzzled lawyers that uncovered his illegal activities at Fort Hare

[@A1Zl-k8u]

Unfortunately in MTHATHA the people of of the place are harassed and bullied by FOREIGNERS= NIGERIANS, SOMALIANS, PAKISTANS and they collaborate with the CRIMINALS born and bred in TRANSKEI. DRUGS. This is not XENOPHOBIC or INSTIGATING. A lot of people have been killed, people of the place and foreigners takeover their businesses. IZINKABI eMTHATHA, now they want the town on their own , they want to takeover. CHINESE have been killed and made to pay this money. There is an interesting person that killed a woman, what happened? and he is known and CELE and MTHATHA police know him.

[@bandilemema8459]

Useless that one

[@silindilenoncokwana7068]

It's clear now why PK was assassinated in rotten place called umtata

[@ziyandamaphini4722]

Haybo, is PK late? I left Mthatha in 2016. I am so sad to learn about what is currently happening Mthatha. I also heard , Dr Yako closed, I used to work there after i graduated at WSU... Awu maarn, this is so bad.....

[@malvernmudzingwa1529]

This is a very sad and pathetic response by the Police Commissioners. Who will protect the people who file complaints if People are even breaking into Police Stations. What is the purpose of crime intelligence then?

[@marabunya]

This bold level of criminal activity wouldn't be possible without the approval and involvement of some of our politicians. In fact, no form of crime is possible without a high profile politician somewhere playing a supportive hand.

[@mzoxolomdiza2649]

This has been happening in cape town for a long time and police are in hiding and police station based cops cannot solve this thing

[@verajappie9998]

Where in Cape town

[@unclebob646]

Blame the LAW!IFthe law is not revised nothing will CHANGE!

[@LinemediaStudioprinting]

Its time to have a State of Emergency in SA.

[@lilianhaggland2031]

Why are we killing our people,our children,our businesses,it our future generations legacies.

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

Started in '94. Now it's in full force

[@lilianhaggland2031]

@@Ritesh-yy1zr sad but true

[@zuaizuai3056]

We are witnessing Botha word that abantu abamnyama cannot govern themselves,banike imipu bayobulalana kwabodwa ngemilo engenamsebenzi

[@lilianhaggland2031]

@@zuaizuai3056 I heard that speech and I was shocked and I came to the conclusion if you can capture the minds of people with lies,you can imprison them for as long as they believe the lie ..those words were a curse spoken upon the black people and our actions showed that we bought the lies...BUT WE CAN BREAK OUT OF IT,I also believe if each one of us,make our world better for the people right here around us,we can change our country ,one person at a tym.....touch a life right there where you are,and Botha can eat his words where he is right now.

[@sburger1146]

It's part of the ANC mafia

[@molefiramatheko4795]

Send soldiers not corrupt police officers

[@stevemartin7464]

They should give the minister of police to the DA; they will sort it out! The ANC? They will just talk, wear stupid hats and steal. this is the ANCs fault.

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

Soldiers are the same

[@omarthiane3430]

Correct

[@mashobane6177]

​@@stevemartin7464 What do you mean, these crimes are worse in Cape town. Why is it that the DA is not solving the issue there.

[@mashobane6177]

Soldiers are meant to handle wars not crime

[@ChristoBrand-d6e]

ANC needs to be sorted out by Oom Piet. NPA also needs sorting out. Who is getting pay for not working. Who is the GNU protecting?😢😢😢

[@Firstnation-mr7ey]

Blame the rot in the ANC.GNU is only in power since June,or are you still supporting the inept, corrupt ANC

[@priesthoodgroup]

You cannot blame this on foreigners especially on Nigerians.

[@YoutubeAfrica]

Mthata , dutywa, willowvale, butterworth ,cofimvaba, Queenstown all have this problem

[@vovonar]

In Johannesburg cbd all business pays protection fee

[@yitzhify]

People accepted this crime and let it grow simply because it was targeting foreign owned shops. It served the same objectives as those who wished those somalis, pakistanis and Ethiopian to close their shops. When the extortionists were not stopped they turned to even other natives businesses and that's when its become a huge problems. They nursed this problem to what its become and now it eating their own Had these extortionists not targeted local businesses, it would still be considered legit to target foreign owned businesses by many

[@Social_squad]

South africans are always short sighted . They think criminals are their friends. Crime must never be tolerated. It doesn't matter who is the victim

[@sivuyileveto9461]

I cant listen to this rubbish especially this commissioner

[@Mpho-i3p]

What is ur contribution to stop crime. Pointing fingers will not help. South Africans must fight crime as a collective. Patriotism is the answer. Together fighting crime we can.. Neighboring African countries must also better their situations so foreigners must go home n leave us in peace in our country

[@thokomalangcobo1824]

​@@Mpho-i3p as national commissioners he is specifically appointed to fight crime not anything else..he is useless

[@constructability10cc72]

Masemola is doing a lip service as always

[@bhekifaradebe7928]

What irritates me the most he does this with a straight face and he is insensitive of the dire situation these residents are enduring 😡

[@nomfundogwavu5430]

Insensitive police commissioner

[@bandilemema8459]

Port Elizabeth is going through the same thing and it's bad

[@sthembisomthembu395]

No one is interviewing the provisional premier or provincial commissioner. Says a lot about the ANC

[@lesegogaebeeyn4005]

It's gonna take me some time to digest all of this. This is really astonishing

[@mervynpeters]

Policeman sounds dodgy 😅😅😅

[@10sofHim]

Im from port st johns, this is affecting the whole region. We need to fight it.

[@Lindiwe-xt2th]

This thing is happening all over South Africa.In Pretoria inner city residents are paying community scheme fee and storage fee as part of levy.When you ask the trustees what is that money for.Trustees have no answer but the money is deducted from the residents.This is done by the property agents and trustees.

[@AkhonaGaladla]

the Masemola guy with a big head has to be the most incompetent unqualified police commissioner we have ever had, hands down.

[@ayanda130]

Big head😅

[@mariahkamogelomoloisane6276]

Police must also investigate if there’s a link between this extortion and foreign nationals especially Somalians. We must not forget that we allowed Somali pirates to settle in our country, and they need business spaces to conduct their activities. Last year or so, the Somalis burned many taxis in Eastern Cape, and nothing has been done; no one was arrested.

[@movieclips1207]

Exactly!

[@beewest5704]

Ppl said the extortion started at foreign owned shops selling drugs then it escalated.

[@KD-us9jm]

But how can extortion be run by foreign nationals though ? a small number of people against a whole nation ? Something doesn't add up. With the way it is easy to bully and blame foreign nationals , I doubt this will be a fertile ground for them to conduct such a business.

[@KD-us9jm]

@@beewest5704 I have always known that extortion was a way to take advantage of foreign owned shops by making them pay protection fees so that their shops will not be looted.

[@yitzhify]

People accepted this crime and let it grow simply because it was targeting foreign owned shops. It served the same objectives as those who wished those somalis, pakistanis and Ethiopian to close their shops. When the extortionists were not stopped they turned to even other natives businesses and that's when its become a huge problems. They nursed this problem to what its become and now it eating their own Had these extortionists not targeted local businesses, it would still be considered legit to target foreign owned businesses by many ​@KD-us9jm

[@A1Zl-k8u]

DRUGS, DRUGS, DRUGS in MTHATHA.

[@soloxerxeskingthabo9280]

As a Colombian 🇨🇴 , I will ask the government of South Africa 🇿🇦 to arrest the whole Mthata police officers, and the South African 🇿🇦 president for been useless.

[@christodebeer3645]

Stand up for Yourself man ..for F Sakes...why can other Culture's stand up for themselves and fight Crime and Criminals...?

[@1jjopperman]

KZN SAPS knows how to deal with them

[@thabomadonsela4824]

Nhlanhla Mkwanazi need to be national commissioner not this Masemula

[@petert4227]

Who are victims supposed to report this type of crime to if the police are involved with the extortion mafia? Witnesses being threatened and police refusing file cases. Most cases do get reported because of fear of the criminals in the police. Crime will only get under control once the police are cleaned up with high ranking ANC Cadres being fired.

[@fredntuli3173]

Why did they let it get this far

[@veronicakarstel9126]

Who wants to do any businesses in that place. Been a shithole for 100 years

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

They will bus 🚌 the masses to Cape Town to seek "better opportunities"

[@nhlakaniphoncube9555]

Ababulalwa labantu ngek siphathwe amaphoyisa noguluva ezweni lokhokho

[@ziyandamaphini4722]

Fanie Masemola is still minimizing this whole thing, ukhala ngoo " its a few people", referring to these thugs, also saying ,the three garages that closed they also have other business problems. That is nonsense, the problem here is one, le ye extortion, walibala kuku justify(er) into icacile.

[@VivianManyaleni]

Even President you never ever heard him talking about it

[@b.3940]

I saw them extorting a disabled old woman who was begging in the streets. When i couldn't take it and told them it's wrong they cut my ear off.

[@MuziwendodaNgobese]

No need to arrest " unaliving " is the key just like NIU was diong in Durban, i live in Durban this is painful we live in fear.

[@mvunipulengderrick]

Why is our politicians not discussing this matter in Parliament instead of sacking and appointing new members like what the MK is doing , they need to delivering what they promised to the people of South Africa

[@BongiweFrancinamaqhina]

Police arrest court give them bail sometimes they say they still investigating where is the safety of those people who open the case people are fearing their lives

[@MargotKerr-z1h]

So there have never been police there before March this year?? Nothing done prior to March?? Are the police involved? How did the the criminals get a foothold??

[@homemail9653]

This commissioner does not inspire confidence at all.

[@ashleyharold5415]

Is not just in Mthata, it is rapidly in western cape

[@ismailmohamed2735]

I am in Komani and those guys who are talking money from business people working with people bcz you can’t report to the police

[@QhaweBomvu]

The general is speaking from a point of no knowledge no intelligence gathered none so what ever. This chief/ Nduna is the same person busy with extortion in Mthatha west. This commissioner says nothing about deploying special task team/ intelligence gathering teams . What useless person

[@johankruger605]

The police must now be followed up by the media, so they can. SHOW what they have done with it.

[@Fezile580]

Dockets should be kept elsewhere to prevent being stolen by local criminals who are members of SAPS.

[@JustFlourishToday]

My hometown bethuna 😢

[@lisarensburg5576]

We need to have saps at all schools in south africa because crim is out of control it's going to get worse in south africa

[@constructability10cc72]

Where is the Eastern Cape commissioner

[@Bigdawgaming12]

She's drunk 😂

[@A1Zl-k8u]

hibernating😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@veronicakarstel9126]

Sleeping or driving around in her range rover eating KFC

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

@@veronicakarstel9126 pretty much

[@mashobane6177]

Who is this one in the video, I thought it was their commissioner. 🤷

[@davisadventure]

Government is well aware of this . . .for the last 8years it has been happening in Cape Town. . . .It spilled to other provinces.

[@R17Sds]

This sad the president of our released Army during the covid its hard to bring back the Army and deal with this. Who are we suppose to run to. Police and Taxi Association are part of this Western Cape Eastern Cape its worse sithule asina mandla siyesaba

[@siviwekulu6996]

Alivakali ke eli nqaku. Yhini ndisafunda ngomdla

[@michaeldeutschmann5992]

This is done in broad day light and still nothing happens ? sure sure some thing stinks here ?

[@0i0-himself]

Shaun mkize said she works with them

[@MirriamMadi]

She meant that you don't have to fight them sit down with them (it's the forum ) from location talk business. Don't give them too much power by running away. We have no other country to go to.

[@0i0-himself]

@@MirriamMadi she meant we must negotiate with criminals, and promote criminal acts by setting up forums.

[@MunakaNdiripo]

I don't know why these criminals target school .

[@michaeldeutschmann5992]

They want payment in books as they cannot read or write 😳

[@thabisoganafana9793]

General Mkhwanazi doesn't delegate, he goes in and confront. SA needs him.

[@muntuwilliams4857]

Remember, this is the New Dawn, after 9 wasted years

[@jacaoc345]

Government need to set up a special unit just for the police only.

[@jameliaconsultingpartylimi2068]

This is a politician. No feeling, no empathy. Saying a lot without saying anything.

[@kd2528]

In Khayelitsha even the police station pays protection fee

[@LindelaniGumede-sl7pm]

you must come to uitenhage,this happens a lot here

[@hlomanindlovu355]

This is a problem of high unemployment rate amounts South Africans and no police in South Africa... police help u when you have money for cold drink

[@vizicelothunywa4902]

Magistrates must put better judgment pls

[@jamesmhango2619]

That woman who was paying 100 thousand every month is equally ignorant. Does she have recepts. It's just a rat den.

[@tarpahpesy]

How is she ignorant, these are gangs who know how they run their things 😢

[@sivuyileveto9461]

Masemolla must just resign

[@Favoured7880]

But they voted for the ANC🤦🏿‍♀️🤦🏿‍♀️🤦🏿‍♀️🤦🏿‍♀️Xhosa people shame

[@user-nd2ei5fl6d]

How is it possible that it went so far that chamber of commerce is struggling,it is clear that evidence is their because so many businesses going through this,This problem needs a solution in all provinces,it's clear police cannot do it,they are not trustworthy ,police needs top structure to change,get army in to help

[@ChefD31]

Why doesn't the government deploy the military to protect people.

[@blueberryhill6948]

Extortion is a Xhosa thing, no other group in South Africa are doing this. Everywhere where you find amaXhosa you find extortion, am I wrong? Many parts of the Western Cape and almost the entire Eastern Cape is plagued by this problem

[@KD-us9jm]

Someone was already saying extortion is linked to foreign nationals 🤦‍♂ I think there is also protection fee or operational fee in KZN and Gauteng as well. Yes it might be rife in the Cape , but I think it exists in other provinces.

[@ziyandamaphini4722]

@@blueberryhill6948 "Xhosa thing"...what is that, are you even listening to yourself right now....please.....

[@gloriasidiya9726]

haybo, elaborate your story. The colored gangs in prison who are running this extortion thing are xhosas too. This is where this emanates "i believe", but i know they do.

[@lehlohonolomokgata5612]

Report to who.. This man sounds clueless of what's happening.

[@ziyandamaphini4722]

@@lehlohonolomokgata5612 He's even minimizing some of the things...haysuka....I don't have any confidence kulo mntu..

[@babalwandamase9509]

I was born and raised there ,honestly i am scared to drive there or shop

[@ShadrackKhoza]

Yes, part of the Anc criminal mafias and yes ,sends the Army and not the bunch of corrupt police officers.

[@NitroMandyyt]

I grew up in Mthatha, that place has never been blessed.

[@nicholasfungurani9677]

So when it is done by a chief it is nolonger extortion??

[@mongezinkandi6544]

Why not SANDF ??? Remember during the looting in Durban 2021, SA soldiers were deployed to deal with the situation. So we expect the same here to protectthe future of this country.

[@andilevanryk5018]

This is happening all over South Africa. Not Mthatha only

[@Lionsmaneisdangerous]

Police cannot win. Community must aid

[@UserDontiAS]

This one 😢is sleeping 😢. People suffer we have no businesses now we are fearing criminals

[@ConnieThakeli]

Lets all police who are going to be attached there should be people who are having secret or top security clearance whom are went to polygraph test. They should not take people with confidential security clearance. Lets police comes out from the offices and leaves clerks behind all black and white police should go to the street. And protect people as they signed for it.

[@shoraimanjonjo551]

Anc should just take a bold move resgn and pass on the button to the next generation😮

[@beewest5704]

Its easy to do a lifestyle audit on all the police personell at the station & find out whom is beihg paid by these syndicates.

[@ffbro-yi5ku]

I hate to say that EC voted for this current government, so now they reaped what they sowed

[@NandiphaJantjies-sm2lm]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤we proud of police Department and police ministry minister keep it up 👆 please don't give up 👆 until intire mission get successful. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.

[@patiencemagitshima3925]

You can see they've smile on their faces , they enjoy it , and it's people's lives , they don't care as long as they get money , shame 😎

[@morwammopo9938]

Same problem in mamelodi

[@XclusiveMonk]

Eish mfethu SA police are just there for the money no work🤦🏽‍♂️

[@SeikonyiMasisi]

So sad for businesses and people forced to feed these gullible scoundrels. Commissioner must turn talks into deeds, finish snd klaar.

[@Molegalunchained]

Mr General Commissioner why did not come with a tangible strategy on how you will stop this nonsense. You glibly skate around about sending people. What did police intelligence report say who, where and why all this nonsense is causing havoc.... Toll free in one week 😮😮😮