WATCH | ‘They are scapegoats’: 5 men accused of being part of construction mafia appear in court in KZN

The five men, Nhlanhla Makhathini, 37, Andile Jiyane, 28, Elias Phetha, 35, Sibonelo Khanyile, 37, and Thabani Nkomo, 34, appeared in the Camperdown Magistrate’s Court on Monday. (Sakhiseni Nxumalo/News24)

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