'You get so close to AK47s': JSE-listed developer ditches KZN due to construction mafia | Fin24

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Residential and memorial parks developer, Calgro M3, won't be planning any new developments in KwaZulu-Natal. It is actively trading out of the province because of the so-called construction mafia. | News24_Business

This Calgro M3 Bridge City development in KwaMashu has 356 residential units that are near completion. The company is looking to sell them because of the construction mafia.JSE-listed residential property developer Calgro M3 is pulling out of KwaZulu-Natal and is looking to trade out of two projects it had already started because of the notorious The firm, which also develops memorial parks, says the lives of its employees are constantly being threatened.

"You get so close to AK47s. You get demands. You get life threats on site managers. It's just not the environment you'd like to work in," said Calgro CEO Wikus Lategan.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

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