The mob rule: criminality consumes South Africa

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  The Economist.

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  Hello and welcome to The Intelligence from The Economist.

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  I'm Jason Palmer.

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  Today on the show,

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  how Oura rings found their way onto millions of fingers,

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  and a slightly discombobulating visit to the new Lucas Museum.

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  First up, though.

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  As recently as a couple of years ago,

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  South Africa's bosses would have told you the biggest problem they faced

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  was the electricity supply.

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  Relentless blackouts were crushing the economy.

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  These days, a problem with a different kind of power

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  is top of their list.

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  South Africa has long had a criminal underworld,

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  but increasingly, it infects the overworld,

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  the state and formal business.

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  John McDermott is our chief Africa correspondent.

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  So much so that it is often the number one problem

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  that South African businesses will tell you about.

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  Well, tell me about the scope of it first of all, John.

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