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GAUTENG – A 55-year-old woman is expected to appear in the Germiston Regional Court on Thursday charged with illegal possession of rhino horns. The suspect was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation Endangered Species Unit with the support of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police and SANParks. The joint intelligence driven operation landed the suspect …
EASTERN CAPE – The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) has welcomed the hefty sentences imposed on Lwandile Aseni (24), Floyd Ayanda Nkohla (35), Zwelakhe Mguzulwa (37) and Furgil Freddie Jaxa (31), who were each sentenced by the Grahamstown High court on Thursday to 25-years direct imprisonment for a March 2017 farm attack in Aberdeen. …
NORTH WEST – Two suspects aged 28 and 43 were arrested on Friday for allegedly attempting to bribe an investigation officer with R10 000. In return, they were hoping to retrieve a truck that was recovered by the Rustenburg Cluster Trio Task team on Monday which was fully loaded with 995 boxes of illicit cigarettes …
BLOEMFONTEIN – The Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation in Bloemfontein is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects wanted for a cash in transit robbery that took place in Welkom in August last year. The two suspects, one in a blue overall and the other in a silver conti suit and caps, entered Roots …
South Africa’s measures for combating the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related acts have been enhanced with the launch of the list containing particulars of persons and entities identified for targeted financial sanctions (TFS). From today, the searchable TFS list is available on the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) website (www.fic.gov.za). …
A panel of experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is due to test the effectiveness of South Africa’s legislative and institutional capability to detect and combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The ESAAMLG and the FATF undertake regular …
WESTERN CAPE – Former attorney and conveyancer Rugaya Van Der Schyff (53), appeared at Bellville Magistrate’s Court last week Friday facing charges of fraud and money laundering. Van Der Schyff was arrested on Thursday following allegations that misappropriated almost R4.8 million from a trust fund and subsequently her practice was disbarred was in 2017 following …
Three police officers attached to the Kwazulu/Natal Taxi Violence Unit are behind bars following their arrest on Friday in Pinetown. The officers aged between 44 and 51 years old were arrested by the National Serious Corruption Investigation team after they demanded and received R200 000 from two alleged suspects they are supposedly investigating for the …
FREE STATE – A former Warrant Officer from Crime Intelligence, Teboho Japhta Mohapi (41), was convicted earlier in March this year by the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court for four counts of fraud. Mohapi was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Crime Investigation unit in 2016, following a probe into allegations that he short-changed a police informant …
Pretoria: 26 March 2018 – The South African Police Service (SAPS) has noted with concern several hoax messages containing a fake job listing advert circulating on social media and other channels. The SAPS urges potential employment seekers to be wary of this fake job listing advert and not fall prey to this scam. The fake …