WATCH | KZN Transport MEC speaks on construction mafias

DURBAN - Five suspected Construction Mafia members appeared in court on Wednesday.

They stand accused of disrupting the construction of a bridge in uMsunduzi in KZN.

Andile Jiyane, Elias Phetha, Nhlanhla Makhathini, Sbonelo Khanyile, and Thabani Nkomo, were cuffed in August.

It was a major breakthrough for the KZN reaction task team set up to deal with the construction mafia.

Similarly, there is a week of mourning in Kwazulu Natal following the deaths of 23 people in road accidents over the weekend.

On Tuesday Police Minister, Senzo Mchunu told parliament that there's been a sharp increase in reports of protection rackets in the country.