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News24.com | EXCLUSIVE: People want me dead because of my security industry connections – underworld figure Modack
Cape Town – Controversial businessman Nafiz Modack says the private security industry in SA has become so cut-throat and murky that making deep inroads into it has resulted in him receiving about 50 threats just this year.
And while he has vehemently denied he is an intelligence operative, as several highly placed sources insist he is, he has confirmed that he was the intended target of a shooting that happened inside Camps Bay establishment Café Caprice on April 17.
Two patrons were wounded in that incident.
“That particular day, we were supposed to have a meeting there. At the last minute, I cancelled,” Modack said.
He spoke to News24 in an exclusive interview on Thursday, in which he made startling claims about the country’s private security industry, at an establishment just outside the city centre.
At least three armed bodyguards, including bouncer Jacques Cronje, who faces cocaine possession charges in Cape Town, sat near Modack during the interview.
READ: Rival faction planted cocaine in underworld bust – claims surface
Several more were stationed outside and around the venue. Apparently, there were a total of 20 armed men.
Modack said that, for roughly two years, he had always travelled with about 20 bodyguards.
About two years ago, he said there was an apparent attempted hit on him, where a vehicle he was meant to be in was shot at in Johannesburg.
‘My life is in danger’
He said he was also working with about 30 private investigators to, among other things, to ensure his safety.
“We’re in the security business. Obviously, my life is in danger, because other people want to be doing what we’re doing, taking the clubs…
“I’ve had over 50 threats [this year]. I delete it sometimes,” he said, pointing to three cellphones.
The 37-year-old Modack has been taking over nightclub security from a more established grouping.
For a detailed breakdown on what has been happening in the underworld, see News24’s showcase Underworld Unmasked here.
This has resulted in violence around Cape Town, from March this year in particular, and more recently in Johannesburg, where on Wednesday night a bouncer boss was wounded in a shooting in Springs.
Club security is said to equal power and muscle in the underworld and is also said to be linked to the drug trade, in that some venues are viewed as crucial turf from which to peddle drugs.
Modack has insisted his grouping is against crime and drugs, but so have members of the more established grouping.
He denied any involvement in gangsterism and underworld shootings.
Violence relating to the clubs takeover has unfolded in Cape Town and Johannesburg, either when, or just after, he has been in these areas.
Modack put this down to “coincidence”.
READ: Gang bosses exploit private security loophole to ‘legally intimidate’ rivals – sources
In 2012, Specialised Protection Services, a bouncer company run by, among others, controversial businessmen Andre Naude and Mark Lifman, as well as alleged Sexy Boys gang leader Jerome Booysen, provided security to several nightclubs in Cape Town.
However, it was shut down as it was not registered with the necessary private security regulator, as required by law.
On Thursday, Modack said that – together with a businessman originally from Pakistan and Colin Booysen, the brother of Jerome Booysen – he now provided security to more than 95% of nightclubs around Cape Town.
Ironically, the interview with Modack on Thursday was conducted at the very venue, and very same table, at which this journalist interviewed Naude in January 2012.
That interview nearly mirrored Modack’s in that Naude had said that together with Lifman and Jerome Booysen – they had taken over the majority of security at nightclubs in Cape Town.
On Thursday, Modack pointed out that the interview was taking place at the same spot where underworld kingpin Cyril Beeka – who was murdered on March 21, 2011, just outside Belhar, and who he had been close to – had used to sit.
Beeka, who for years ran a dominant bouncer racket in Cape Town, had been a rumoured to work for state intelligence.
Asked if the latest club security takeover had been orchestrated by intelligence operatives, or if he was working for the state, Modack insisted this was not the case.
He denied buying information from crime intelligence officers, or selling information, which News24 established may be the case.
However, Modack would not comment on how he had got hold of “classified documents” about police generals, which he said police had illegally removed from his Plattekloof home in July.
He said he and his business associates were “helping” police to keep clubs crime and drug-free.
“Basically we’re helping the government do their work.”
Debt collection, politicians and guarding cash
Modack explained that, aside from nightclub security, he was involved in a private security company in Cape Town, three in Gauteng, as well as in debt collection for “reputable companies”, armed response, cash-in-transit security, and asset management.
He said he worked with several wealthy international clients, “foreigners and big investors”, and provided security to “people right from the top, down”.
Modack did not rule out working for politicians.
“You get a lot of government officials in business,” was all he was prepared to say about this.
However, Modack later repeatedly named a top politician’s son as someone he had “looked after” when this man had been in Cape Town.
He claimed that some rival underworld figures were in cahoots with the police and other private security providers, and were monitoring his movements.
Modack backed this up by showing News24 apparent evidence of how his movements were being tracked.
He said private security was poorly regulated and had a poor framework.
“We are straight business people. Our lives are at risk because we took security.”
Asked if he was under investigation for any crimes, Modack replied: “Maybe, maybe not.”
He said he was anti-drugs and involved in the security business simply to “clean up” clubs around SA.
The club security takeover is said to be linked to the illicit tobacco and perlemoen trade.
Modack said he was in no way involved in either. Referring to the tobacco trade, he added: “I buy my cigarettes at a shop. R55 a pack.”
Security ties and police links
Modack confirmed that:
• He was involved in the Cape Town security company The Security Group (TSG) and that, when firearms from the company were first seized by police outside a city centre strip club in April, these had been taken from men who were “protecting” him.
Modack said he had been at the strip club to take over their security, but not in a violent manner. In July, firearms from TSG were again confiscated by the Hawks. Modack said TSG, which outsourced some work, was providing security to clubs.
READ: NC top cop met underworld figure Modack
Modack was hesitant to speak about:
- His meeting with Northern Cape police commissioner Risimati Shivuri in an upmarket hotel near the V&A Waterfront on May 4, which News24 had witnessed. Asked about this, he replied: “No comment.” Then, asked if they had met only once, as News24 had evidence to suggest they had met more than once, he said: “I can’t remember.”
- A meeting he had with the Western Cape head of detectives Patrick Mbotho, which Mbotho previously said was about a complaint Modack had about the police. On Thursday Modack said: “No comment.”
- His closeness to Czech convict Radovan Krejcir. “I met him many times through Cyril [Beeka],” Modack said, without going into more detail.
Build up to threats
Modack, who grew up in Cape Town gang hot spot Bonteheuwel, and dreamed of becoming a doctor “so injured people can be repaired”, told News24 that, before Beeka was assassinated in 2011, he (Modack) had been involved in the supermarket business.
His family was among the first Indian and coloured ones to have supermarkets in areas, including Hanover Park and Athlone.
They also ran petrol stations, car showrooms and dealt in properties.
But on the day that Beeka was murdered, everything changed for Modack, then 30 years old.
That day, he said, he started receiving death threats via SMS and telephone calls.
“When Cyril was assassinated, I got a message, saying: ‘You next’.”
Modack said he then started working in the security environment, much like Beeka had.
“He was a man running town alone,” he said, describing Beeka and the bouncer operation he had run in Cape Town.
‘Ordinary citizen’
Modack claimed he started taking over nightclub security in Cape Town and Johannesburg recently in order to snuff out the drug trade in venues.
Asked how he described himself, Modack first dryly joked: “If I tell you, you’re going to run out the door.”
He then referred to himself as a “security advisor”.
“I’m a normal ordinary law abiding citizen,” Modack insisted.
During the roughly two hour interview, a seemingly calm Modack drank a cup of coffee, with five sachets of sugar, as well as two energy drinks, and smoked five cigarettes.
When he left the venue on Thursday afternoon, he was escorted to a bullet-proof vehicle by three armed men.
By the time he arrived at the vehicle’s front passenger door, eight burly men milled around him, while more stood along the street.
After the vehicle drove away, some of the men stood watch, before following.
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Sport24.co.za | SA Rugby eyeing 2 more franchises
Cape Town – SA Rugby is reportedly planning on forming two new franchises by the end of the year.
A tender process will begin on October 4, with the national rugby governing body looking to have eight professional teams with a four/four split between the southern and northern hemispheres.
At present, South Africa has four franchises (Lions, Sharks, Stormers and Bulls) in Super Rugby and two (Cheetahs and Southern Kings) who play in Europe’s PRO14.
The two new franchises could play in Europe’s Anglo-Welsh Cup.
“We have four teams in SANZAAR; we have two in PRO14 and the other two will start to develop to play somewhere. Hopefully something like the Anglo-Welsh as a development tournament. At the right time in 2020 we can then make a decision on where our bases are,” SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said in an interview with the New Zealand Herald.
Roux however emphasised that SA Rugby remains to SANZAAR beyond 2020.
“We believe we are as strong as we are because we play Australia, Argentina and New Zealand. We measure ourselves by those teams even though the north is getting better.”
Earlier this year there were calls for South African rugby teams to join the Anglo-Welsh Cup in Europe.
The Anglo-Welsh Cup is a knock-out competition featuring the 12 English Premiership clubs and the four Welsh regions.
According to BBC Sport, Premiership Rugby was investigating the possibility of introducing South African teams into the competition.
It’s not sure which two franchises SA Rugby is planning to form, but it may come from two Currie Cup Premier Division teams, Griquas and the Pumas.
Health24.com | Did you know? Heart disease has no age
We cannot live without a heart.
But how much do you really know about your heart health?
Heart disease includes a number of conditions, such as ischaemic heart disease, heart attack, heart failure, cardiac arrest, arrhythmia, angina and heart valve disease.
But did you know that heart disease is not only a problem in older people? While it’s true that you are at greater risk of heart disease as you age, it can affect people of any age.
18 years old
“I’m too young to have a heart attack” is a common misconception among teenagers and young adults. The truth is that your lifestyle can affect your cardiovascular health, even from an early age.
According to The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa, there are some risk factors for heart disease that you cannot control.
Family history and genetics play an important role in determining the likelihood of heart disease.
Another risk factor is poverty, which is rife in South Africa. According to Statistics South Africa, poverty levels rose from 53.2% in 2011 to 55.55% in 2015.
Children 17 years and younger, black Africans, females, people from rural areas and those with little to no access to education are the main victims of poverty.
This increases anxiety and stress levels. Healthy lifestyle choices are not always an option and good medical treatment is often inaccessible.
25 years old
A study has shown that many young people show early signs of heart disease such as blocked arteries due to high cholesterol.
The biggest risk factors for a clogged artery were found in obese individuals with high levels of “bad” cholesterol. If you’re in your 20s, have your cholesterol tested.
High cholesterol can be treated through dietary and lifestyle changes and medication.
The younger you are, the better it is to make positive and healthy lifestyle choices that may benefit you in the long run.
30 years old
Signs and symptoms of heart disease in your 30s are an even greater risk for complications later in life.
Symptoms may differ in men and women.
According to the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, some women who have coronary heart disease (CHD) show no signs or symptoms – this is called silent CHD.
Many factors together increase the likelihood of heart disease, and there is no single cause. The more risk factors you have, the higher your chances of developing heart disease.
40 years old
According to The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa women are better protected against a heart attack before menopause, but the risk increases after the onset of menopause.
Menopause by itself does not cause heart disease, but a decline in oestrogen may be a contributing factor. Studies suggest that oestrogen has a positive effect on the inner lining of the artery walls by allowing the blood vessels to accommodate adequate blood flow.
Further risk factors for heart disease include smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and obesity. Unhealthy lifestyle choices increase your risk as you grow older.
People who are diagnosed with peripheral artery disease and stroke, which carry the same risk factors as heart disease, have an increased risk of developing further heart complications and illnesses.
65 years and older
Advanced age and family history are risk factors for heart disease. Stats SA reports that non-communicable diseases have increased in the elderly.
Non-communicable diseases, which include cardiovascular diseases, are accountable for 62.5% of the top 10 leading causes of death among females 65 years and older, and 48% among males 65 years and older.
But it does not mean that you will develop heart disease. Controlling risk factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, body weight, physical activity, stress and nutrition can lower your chances of developing heart disease throughout your life.
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