Commission hears of alleged protection pay in Moloto Road project
The evidence was extracted from the phone of taxi industry figure Bafana Sindane, who is absent from the commission on Monday.
Evidence leader Advocate Matthew Chaskalson has argued that the communications point to an alleged organised extortion scheme involving Sindane, Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni and their associates.
The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has heard evidence alleging that contractors and mining operators working on the Moloto Road project were pressured to make regular “protection payments” to avoid disruptions to their operations.
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