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title: "The Weekend Wrap – SA's mafia-type crimes reach Italy levels, and a three-step plan to fix Eskom"
description: "South Africa is experiencing an alarming increase in organised crime. Also in this edition: A three-step plan to fix Eskom and the exotic world of deadly poison."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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section: "the weekend wrap"
author: "Daily Maverick"
author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/dailymaverick/"
canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-09-24-weekend-wrap-4-mafia-eskom/"
published: "2022-09-24T20:42:16"
lang: "en-ZA"
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# The Weekend Wrap – SA's mafia-type crimes reach Italy levels, and a three-step plan to fix Eskom

> South Africa is experiencing an alarming increase in organised crime. Also in this edition: A three-step plan to fix Eskom and the exotic world of deadly poison.

By Daily Maverick · Published 24 September 2022, 22:42 SAST