Teachers targeted by extortionists at Eastern Cape school
According to Eastern Cape police spokesperson Brigadier Nobuntu Gantana, the note, which was allegedly from an extortionist group, demanded a monthly "protection fee".
"Teachers at the school discovered a threatening note on the premises. The note demanded a monthly 'protection fee' of R1,000 from each teacher," said Gantana.
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