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An unusual suspect

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18 October
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ. Tsomo, Cofimvaba, Nqamkwe, eNgcobo โ€“ iconic small towns in the Eastern Cape where hardware stores, critical to the local economy, say theyโ€™re under siege. The demand is simple, โ€œstop delivering goods to your customers or else!โ€ The extortion has quickly spread from one village to the nextโ€ฆ a new type of criminal syndicate strongarming the owners into getting rid of their own staff so that a mysterious group called Masiphathisane (letโ€™s take care of each other) can take over deliveries. As breadwinners are forced out of jobs, the extortion has escalated, with delivery vehicles that donโ€™t comply being stoned and burned. Carte Blanche confronts the unlikely mastermind behind this reign of terror. Your favourite episodes are now available on Carte Blanche: The Podcast: https://bit.ly/PodcastCB