Unallocated, Unrecorded, Unrecovered: Construction Mafia Disruption and the Contractual Risk Gap
Construction Mafia disruption has become one of the most significant operational and commercial risks affecting South African construction projects. Standard construction contracts were not designed to cater specifically for organised criminal interference, leaving contractors and employers exposed to uncertainty when projects are disrupted. South African construction contracts are sophisticated instruments. They allocate risk between parties with considerable precision, define notice obligations and provide structured mechanisms for resolving…