DIRTY WORK

Extortionists demand R10k from City workers before they're allowed to fix sewage overflows and pipes'

- BY BRANDON NEL AND WENDY DONDOLO

SMELLY: Sha cks in poo water

MUNICIPAL workers innie Kaap allegedly face R10 000 extortion from gangsters to repair burst pipes and sewage overflows, leaving arm residents to suffer from ongoing water and sewage leakages.

With the City of Cape Town rightfully refusing to bow the knee to gang extortion, poor residents are left paying the ultimate price as poo and water leakages continue to flow through their communities.

City's Mayco Member for Water and Sanitation, Councillor Zahid Badroodien, said the problem is a big headache keeping him wakker at night.

He said the City has identified "red zones" where crime is at its absolute worst.