The South African Police Service officially launched its nationwide campaign for a safer festive season yesterday in Seshego in the Limpopo province. It is common knowledge that the festive season is a time when most people take time off work to relax and spend time…
LIMPOPO- The Polokwane High Court has on Monday sentenced Thomas Nunu Makanye (33), and Simon Setwanye Monakedi (37), to life imprisonment for killing a police officer in January 2016. The late Warrant Officer, Joel Seloga (57), who was attached to Groblersdal Cluster detectives was shot…
The Acting National Head of the Directorate For Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS) Lieutenant General Yolisa Matakata has learnt with disappointment the arrest of the units’ Serious Anti-Corruption commander in Mpumalanga. Captain Richard Nkwanyana (48) handed himself over the Hawks’ Middelburg Organised Unit members on Monday…
The Clanwilliam Regional Court has convicted Jonas White (47), a former, Executive Mayor of Cederberg Municipality, for corruption. The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Unit arrested White and his alleged girlfriend, Ezelle Bianca Mankay (33), as well as, Philippus Volschenk (56), following investigations on 19th December,…
"South Africa has been engulfed by an insurgence of extremely violent crime that has made our people and visitors feel and be unsafe. The levels of violence we have seen in recent months involves the use of weapons of war in the commissions of serious…
Kimberley - The Hawks are looking for any information that could lead to the arrest of the following suspect wanted for cash heist in Kuruman, Northern Cape. On Thursday, 8 December 2016, at about 06:00 in the morning, the person depicted in the photo attached…
MINISTRY OF POLICE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA UPDATE ON THE MATTER OF AN ALLEGED ASSAULT IN SANDTON The Ministry of Police wishes to make the following update on the matter as reported: 1. The suspect in the matter made arrangements acceptable to SAPS that she would present herself to SAPS Police…
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (HAWKS) arrested a Major General on corruption charges on Sunday, 13 August 2017. Following a lengthy joint investigation between the Hawks and Crime Intelligence into alleged corrupt activities, Major General Thuto Gaokgakwe Phefo (55) the Provincial Head of Legal…
Three bust for dealing in drugs at ORTIA Pretoria : 12 August 2017 - Three people have been arrested for dealing in drugs at the O R Tambo International Airport in separate incidents. Two of the suspects, a 37-year-old man and a woman aged 27,…
WESTERN CAPE - Pierre Gideon Schreuder (57), briefly appeared at the Bellville Specialized Commercial Crime court on Tuesday after he was arrested by the Hawks for alleged tender fraud. During 2008 to 2014, Schreuder allegedly conspired and fronted as black economic empowerment (BEE) under an…