The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (Saice) has joined other industry bodies in strongly condemning the recent spate of alleged “mafia-style” coordinated gang activity on project sites across the country. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Saice referred to pleas from the South African Forum of Civil Engineering Contractors, which noted that such attacks have disrupted and halted projects worth over R25-billion and caused engineers and personnel on sites to flee in fear for their safety.