Allegations against fired Cape Town mayco member Malusi Booi include that he accepted cash gratifications from underworld figures. This after a judge, in a separate case, warned that 28s gangsters infiltrated the Western Cape’s police service.
Police are pursuing links between axed DA Cape Town mayoral committee member Malusi Booi and the city’s alleged underworld bosses whose companies are believed to have secured contracts from the city worth millions of rands.
Four years ago, news emerged that a Cape Town company with suspected links to the 28s gang was awarded a housing tender in an area where thugs were threatening contractors. Daily Maverick has established that the provincial Department of Human Settlements is still doing business with the compan.
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