Minister Macpherson announces progress in fight against construction mafia [SOUND]

# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has confirmed significant progress in tackling the construction mafia. At a press briefing Macpherson revealed that arrests are rising and construction stoppages are being successfully resolved. The minister confirmed that reforms are accelerating, including blacklisting non-performing contractors since the signing of the Durban Declaration last year. He also highlighted mafia infiltration into security firms: