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Is South Africa becoming a mafia state?

Is South Africa becoming a mafia state?

Update: 2025-10-20
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Some experts say South Africa meets several global indicators of a mafia state. Organized crime has infiltrated government institutions, corruption is rampant and assassinations are on the rise. Even police are drawing parallels with Colombia or Ecuador. Cai Nebe talks to Prof. Andre Duvenhage and DW correspondent Dianne Hawker in Johannesburg.
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Is South Africa becoming a mafia state?

Is South Africa becoming a mafia state?

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