CAPE TOWN - The government is insisting it will not negotiate or engage with the so-called construction mafia.
This is as the criminal syndicates halt various development projects in several provinces.
READ: Discussion | Protecting businesses from construction mafia
Five suspects appeared in court on Monday for allegedly storming a construction site and intimidating workers in KwaZulu-Natal.
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister, Dean Macpherson, spoke to eNCA.