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WOMAN NABBED WITH RHINO HORNS AT OR TAMBO AIRPORT

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During a joint operation, various stakeholders including SAPS and Customs and Excise, seized a bag containing rhino horns and arrested a woman at the O R Tambo International Airport yesterday. Acting on intelligence, the team identified and intercepted the specified suitcase at the luggage transfer area of the International Terminal within the Central Terminal Building. Immediately after the detection of the suitcase, the passenger linked to the suitcase was identified and escorted to the search area. The bag was scanned and then physically searched confirming…

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HAWKS SEIZE MILLIONS OF RANDS WORTH OF DRUGS IN SOWETO

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The Acting National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) Lieutenant General Yolisa Matakata has hailed the dismantling of a clandestine drug laboratory in Dobsonville, Soweto, and the arrest of a 25 year old suspect as a significant victory on the availability and selling of drugs in the area. A multi-disciplinary operation between the Western Cape Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) and Crime Intelligence pounced unannounced on Tuesday and to closed down a multi-million illicit drug manufacturing laboratory loaded with drug…

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FOUR MORE SUSPECTS ARRESTED ON R21 BY ORTIA INTERVENTION TEAM

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Gauteng, Friday 14 July 2017: Last night, Thursday 13 July 2017, four suspects were arrested in a crime intelligence driven operation as part of an integrated effort to foil “follow-home robberies” and other crimes in the area of the O R Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) and surrounding clusters. Last night’s operation was conducted by a multi-disciplinary team from Head Office Crime Intelligence, the Gauteng Provincial Trio Task Team and other stakeholders and they notched up another victory against criminality in the area. The team received…

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LIFE IMPRISONMENT PLUS 20 YEARS FOR KILLING A COP

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MPUMALANGA: Sydney Mashaba (44), Frans Nathibela (45) and Khayelile Welcome Ngubane (38) have been sentenced to life imprisonment each and a further 20 years by the Evander Regional Court on Wednesday 12th July 2017 after they were found guilty for the murder of a police officer. The trio were also found guilty on 10 other charges including car hijacking, possession of unlicensed firearm and ammunition ,theft of motor vehicle and robbery. On 18 February 2017 an off duty police officer, the late Constable Phumlani Nxumalo…

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HAWKS ARREST THEIR OWN FOR DEFEATING THE ENDS OF JUSTICE

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GAUTENG – Hawks’ Serious Corruption Unit members in Germiston have arrested Sergeant Leonard Mathonsi (38) for defeating the ends of justice on Wednesday, 12 July 2017. It is alleged that in February 2017 a case dockets inspection was conducted and it emerged that Sgt Mathonsi did not sign or affirm his statement as the complainant on one of the drug related cases registered in October 2015. His commanders requested him to furnish them with his signature, instead he denied writing the statement and tore it.…

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ALLEGED BANK FRAUDSTERS REMANDED IN CUSTODY

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LIMPOPO- Two alleged bank fraudsters, Jennifer Vanesia Deville (54) and Lebone Beatrice Mazongani (40) have appeared in the Burgersfort Magistrate Court on Tuesday, 11 July 2017 for fraud and they were remanded in custody. On Monday, 10 July 2017 Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Unit Members together with Crime Intelligence conducted an operation following a tip-off about two women who planned to defraud Absa bank by providing fraudulent documents in order to withdraw money from the client’s account. The suspects were arrested right inside the bank…

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World Health Organization

G20 hears Health is greatest risk to global economy

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to G20 8 July 2017: It’s really a great privilege for me to be with you today to discuss the critical health threats facing our world today. And I thank you, Chancellor Merkel for your leadership in putting health on the G20 agenda and for the successful emergency simulation exercise which we have seen with health ministers in Berlin in May. I think the exercise, as has been said, highlighted two major things among others: number one is that pandemics of…

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Three suspects arrested by Police Rhino poaching unit

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Three suspects arrested in intelligence-driven operation by police in Hluhluwe, KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal: Saturday 2017-07-08: Last night at about 20:00, SAPS members charged with combating the poaching of rhinos in the country dealt another telling blow to the criminal element. The team was acting on information received when they spotted a white Toyota double cab in the Mgwanwini area. The police stopped and searched it and they found a high calibre hunting rifle, a silencer, ammunition and an axe. The 44 year old driver and his…

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Three suspects wounded, arrested in shootout with police

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Three suspects wounded, arrested in shootout with police officers in Greenstone Hill, Gauteng Gauteng: Friday 2017-07-07: Today at about 13:00, SAPS members from the Crime Intelligence Head Office task team followed up on information which led them to  the Edenvale area in Gauteng. The police members, supported by the Gauteng Traffic Saturation Unit, private security and Tracker, observed suspects in the Greenstone Hill area near the Greenstone Mall and approached them . As the law enforcement team identified themselves and tried to stop the vehicle,…

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Police studying recent court judgement of firearm renewals

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Pretoria: 5 July 2017 – The South African Police Service has taken note of the High Court Judgement handed down yesterday in the matter of SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association. The SAPS is studying this judgement, as it has fifteen court days within which to do so and to consider a way forward. In the meantime the South African Police Service will retain all firearms surrendered to the police by people that have failed to renew their licenses in accordance with the Firearms Control…

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FUCK WHITE PEOPLE IS ART, COURT RULING

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The landmark court battle between the Cape Party and the Iziko South African National Gallery over the controversial ‘Fuck White People’ exhibit has come to an end. Chief Magistrate DM Thulare ruled that the poster was not in contravention of South Africa’s hate speech laws, and that it was an expression of art. (Read or download the ruling) In his address to the courtroom Thulare compared the work of artist, Dean Hutton, to the messages of struggle expressed by ANC liberation stalwarts such as Albert…

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TOP SEEDS REMAIN ON COURSE AT JOBURG OPEN

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Monday, 03 July 2017, Soweto, South Africa. – Top seeds Evans Maripa and Kgothatso Montjane remained on course after powering past Thato Tsomole and Mabel Mankgele respectively to advance to the semi-final round of the Joburg Open at Arthur Ashe Tennis Center in Soweto on Monday. South African number 1 men’s ace Maripa, who recently captured two titles in Israel, continued his winning streak to trash compatriot Thato Tsomole 6-0 6-0 in the singles quarter-final round in Jabavu. The world number 12 will go up…

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SAPS

MAN SENTENCED FOR R4.3 MILLION THEFT

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EASTERN CAPE – Barend Hermanus Kleynhans (27) was sentenced to 8 years direct imprisonment by the Port Elizabeth Commercial Court for stealing R4.3 million. The landmark ruling was handed down last week Thursday. Kleynhans was employed as a Bookkeeper for a Port Elizabeth wooden board manufacturing company. From October 2013 to July 2015 he misappropriated company funds by pocketing a certain portion of the money he was supposed to pay a supplier of the company. Kleynhans would then make a false entries. He was arrested…

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Jhb Central Police Station.Formerly known as John Vorster Square where Ahmed Timol died

Indians cannot fly – Special Assignment 3 July 2017

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INDIANS CAN’T FLY – Special Assignment broadcast on 03 July, 2017 46 years since Ahmed Timol died in police custody, an inquest into his death has been reopened. In 1971, 29-year-old Ahmed Timol, a Roodepoort teacher and anti-apartheid activist fell from the 10th floor of the security police building in Johannesburg. The security police coined the phrase ‘Indians can’t Fly.’ The initial police inquest concluded that Timol committed suicide while under interrogation, but questions remain whether he may have been pushed, or tortured to death…

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AngloGold Ashanti to Restructure South African Operations to Ensure Their Viability

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AngloGold Ashanti has made the difficult decision to begin a consultation process with employees in terms of section 189 and 189A of the Labour Relations Act, with respect to restructuring certain of its South African business units. This follows a review of the options to safely turn around the performance of these loss-making operations. This consultation with organised labour groups, facilitated by the Council for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA), will be aimed at safely returning the South African business to profitability, whilst mitigating job…

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World Health Organization

International Nuclear Emergency Exercise Concludes

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Large-scale International Emergency Exercise Evaluating Response to a Nuclear Emergency Concludes after 36 hours The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) along with 82 Member States and 10 international organizations concluded a two-day international emergency exercise yesterday that tested responses to a simulated accident at a nuclear power plant in Hungary. The accident scenario at Paks Nuclear Power Plant simulated a significant release of radioactive materials into the atmosphere. This required States to address matters such as the prompt exchange of information, assessment of the situation,…

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Through The Grapevine

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Through The Grapevine As the African National Congress prepares to start its policy discussions this weekend, one of which is a discussion under economic transformation regarding land reform and its intention to return land to the people and provide them with the necessary support, this week’s Special Assignment exposes the alleged corruption inherent in the existing Land Recapitilisation and Development Programme. The story takes place on Nirwanda, a table grape farm in the picturesque Hex River Valley of the Western Cape. Behind closed doors, where…

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Moodys upgrades Mercantile Bank two notches up

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Moody’s upgrades Mercantile Bank two notches up despite tough economic conditions in South Africa This month, Moody’s Investors Service raised Mercantile Bank’s long- and short-term national scale ratings to Baa1.za/P-2.za from Baa3.za/P-3.za. The ratings agency gave Mercantile Bank a “stable outlook in view of its robust financial performance, which supports its ability to withstand the potential pressures stemming from the current economic slowdown in South Africa”. This rating reflects Mercantile Bank’s small but growing franchise – 0.2% in terms of total assets – in South…

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SEVEN SUSPECTS APPEAR IN COURT FOR POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL EXPLOSIVES

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MPUMALANGA – Seven suspects appeared before the Tonga Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday after they were arrested earlier this week by members of the Hawks for illegal possession of explosives. The group comprising five males and two females, namely; Monalo Khoza(31), Thulisile Nkomo (39), Sfiso Bonge Shabangu (32), Ronnei Lwazi Shabangu (49), Bheki Shabangu, Godfrey Sempira and Skhumbuzo Khoza (46) were caught on the act of allegedly selling military explosives (mortar bombs) worth approximately R3.7 million in the Tonga area following a tip-off. Preliminary investigations suggests…

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SAPS

WOMAN ARRESTED FOR R2 MILLION MUNICIPAL FRAUD

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EASTERN CAPE : A 43-year-old woman is expected to appear on Thursday at the Bizana Magistrate court after she arrested for allegedly defrauding the local municipality of approximately R2 million. The suspect was arrested on Tuesday by Mthatha Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime in the Gauteng province where she is employed by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development. The suspects was employed by the Bizana Local Municipality as a Senior Cashier from 2008 to 2011. Her duties included receiving payments from the public for renewal…

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HAWKS

MUNICIPAL OFFICER NABBED FOR FRAUD

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Northern Cape- The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime unit served senior officers at Gasegonyane Municipality with charges of fraud and contravention of section 173 of the Municipal Finance Management Act 56 of 2003 (MFMA). The 39-year-old former senior employee at the municipality was arrested on Tuesday, 20 June 2017. Another senior officer (64) working at Gasegonyane municipality was arrested last week. They were both arrest through (J175) court summons. Hawks investigation revealed some irregularities that dates back in September 2012 during the process of selecting a…

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WANTED BY POLICE

BOGUS LAWYER ON THE RUN

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NORTH WEST: The Hawks in the North West are looking for Lucas Luthi (could be false name). Between April and May 2016, Luthi would go to the Taung Magistrate Court and parade himself as a lawyer. He proceeded to represent an accused before the Magistrate court on a fee which was paid to him in cash . On 30 May 2017 he represented yet another accused who was appearing for bail application on a murder case. During the court proceedings, Luthi was called to the…

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ALLEGED COP KILLERS NABBED IN PRISON

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FREE STATE -The Hawks in the Free State province have arrested three suspects for the murder of Constable Ntswaki Agnes Molebatsi (33) who was killed in November 2014. Hawk’s intensive investigations led them to Brandfort and Grootvlei Correctional Services centres where the suspects, aged 29, 33 and 35 were arrested on Tuesday, 20 June 20017. Two of the suspects are serving a five-year and another 15 years jail sentence for unrelated cases of robbery and possession of unlawful firearm, while the other one is awaiting…

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SUSPECT HELD FOR SUSPECTED PONZI SCHEME

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GAUTENG – The Johannesburg Specialized Commercial Crimes Court had on Monday, 19 June 2017 denied Ntokozo Myles Ndlovu bail on his R5 million fraud investment scam allegations. Ndlovu (34) was running an investment scheme between 2010 and 2017 through the DMD Capital PTY LTD and Profit Trading, the licenses thereof were since revoked and withdrawn by the Financial Services Board. He allegedly lured unsuspecting investors to pay R10 000 to R500 000 with the promise of high commissions. Ndlovu failed to honour his part of…

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