The Shadow Tax No One Talks About: Inside South Africa's Growing Extortion Economy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798285500278)

A groundbreaking exposé of South Africa's hidden criminal economy-and the price honest citizens pay for silence.

From Cape Town to Johannesburg, Durban to Gqeberha, there's a tax crippling businesses, silencing communities, and rewriting the rules of power. It's not legislated, it's not audited, and it doesn't fund roads or schools. It's the shadow tax-extortion, protection rackets, and informal criminal tolls imposed by gangs, corrupt officials, and criminal syndicates.

In this eye-opening investigation, bestselling author and tech entrepreneur Linda Schalk uncovers the sprawling reach of this underground economy. Drawing on over 200 interviews, hard-hitting data, and stories from those on the frontlines-shopkeepers, traders, construction bosses, whistleblowers, and survivors-Schalk paints a chilling picture of how fear has become a currency.

From construction mafias and cyber-extortion, to cross-border gangs and silent suburban threats, this book peels back the layers of a crisis that is destabilising the country's economy, weakening the justice system, and threatening democracy itself.

Author: Linda Schalk
ISBN-13: 9798285500278
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 05/27/2025
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d