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[TOP STORY] Saps special units deployed to Eastern Cape extortion hotspots

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‘It has been a call from the provincial government, it has been a call from communities, especially around Mthatha, that there must be deployment of officers from outside the area to remove that layer of familiarity,’ says Khuselwa Rantjie, Eastern Cape Provincial Government spokesperson.

21 Aug 2024 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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