The South African Police Service (SAPS) has noted and welcomed yesterday’s conviction by the Bloemfontein High Court of a Free State man for rape of and sexual assault on minors, possession, manufacturing and distribution of child pornography. The 39-year-old man, whose full names cannot be…
A man convicted of killing an Eastern Cape police officer whilst on duty in January 2015 was sentenced to life on Wednesday. Mangaliso Grootboom (28) was handed the sentence by the Port Elizabeth High court for the murder of Constable Simthembile Thandani (31). Grootboom was…
The women’s month could not have brought a better satisfaction for INTERPOL’s female captain who was instrumental in the arrest of a 59-year-old man who has been on the run for twelve years after shooting and killing his wife, injuring his son and daughter-in-law in…
Nichole Michelle King, a 44-year-old American fugitive who was arrested last week by the INTERPOL members for extradition was remanded in custody when she appeared before the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. The magistrate postponed King’s case to 19 September 2016 to allow the state…
The National Head of Directorate for Priority Investigation (Hawks) Lieutenant General Mthandazo Ntlemeza has welcomed the sentencing of a former police Constable Sam Nkambule (37) after he was he was convicted for murder and truck hijacking by the Ficksburg High Court on Wednesday. Nkambule together…
The South African Police Service (SAPS) members who have been deployed to KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces as part of Operation Rhino, have arrested a total of eight suspects in the past seven days for possession of firearms, hijackings, conspiracy to poach and possession of…
Investigations on a recent cash in transit robbery in Mitchells Plain has lead to the arrest of two guards aged 37 and 38 shortly after reporting for duty on Friday morning in Cape Town. The alleged robbery occurred late last month at Town Centre, Mitchells…
The members of the Fugitive/ Extradition Unit of the INTERPOL have arrested a wanted USA fugitive who has been on the run since 2009. Nichole Michelle King (44) had been on the most wanted list in her country of birth for sentencing after she was…
A Tanzanian national Karim Mussa Kondo, 27, has been sentenced to six years direct imprisonment by the Kempton Park Magistrates Court for drug dealing and bribery last Thursday. Kondo was arrested early this year after landing at the OR Tambo International Airport from Dar es…
A combination, of cutting edge technology from SAPS Forensic laboratory and Investigative prowess from the Hawks resulted in a successful conviction for a serial offender on Wednesday. This follows the sentencing of Matota Mechock Sithole, 42, for an effective 15 years imprisonment by the Mossel…