In Mpumalanga, women in the construction industry have revealed a dark side to their work, telling Premier Mandla Ndlovu about construction mafias demanding sexual favours to avoid project disruptions. The revelations came during a women in construction dialogue at the Ehlanzeni Disaster Management Centre in Mbombela. What was meant to celebrate women's progress in the male-dominated sector turned into a stark discussion on exploitation, extortion, and violence. Elvis Presslin spoke to Thembeka Mnisi, the national president of South African Women in Construction and Built Environment