In an effort to educate the public about extortion late last year Business Against Crime South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal’s (KZN) Branch together with SAPS Organised Crime Division hosted a n anti-extortion seminar to small businesses at the Hollywood Bets Sharks Business Centre.
There were presentations on what to do if you are being extorted, available resources, the impact of extortion, reporting extortion, and the anti-extortion specialist units available in KZN. The seminar was well received by the attendees and the engagement was highly interactive.
Small business owners felt empowered and even had the opportunity to report undetected crimes relating to extortions confidentially to SAPS and BACSA representatives.