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Former ambassador to Iran Yusuf Saloojee (75) was arrested by the Hawks on Thursday and subsequently made a brief court appearance at the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on the same day facing charges of corruption. Saloojee has been a subject of the Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit following allegations that he allegedly partook in …
A man who posed as a ‘Hawks officer’ Lazarus Mzwandile Sibanyoni (35), appeared at the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court today facing charges of extortion, impersonating a police official and fraud. Sibanyoni was arrested in Sandton on Tuesday, Johannesburg, after the Gauteng Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation members were alerted of his attempt to extort R200 000 from …
A 46-year-old prominent lawyer, Zuko Nonxuba from the Eastern Cape has been granted R80 000 bail after he appeared at the Mthatha Magistrate Court on allegations of fraud today. Nonxuba was arrested by the Hawks’ Mthatha Serious Commercial Crime investigators at a local hotel on Wednesday when they executed a warrant for his arrest …
A man who posed as a Hawks officer and attempted to extort R200 000 from one of the people who was mentioned in the Commission of Enquiry into State Capture is expected to appear in the Wynberg Magistrate’s Court today. The 34 year old suspect was arrested in Sandton on Tuesday, Johannesburg, after the Gauteng …
A Prominent lawyer is expected to appear at the Mthatha Magistrate Court today on allegations of fraud. The 46 year old suspect was arrested by the Hawks’ Mthatha Serious Commercial Crime investigators at a local hotel on Wednesday after he was served with a warrant of arrest. It is understood that in 2016 the suspect …
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) General Khehla John Sitole has welcomed the speedy arrest of a total of 13 armed robbers over these past two days and congratulated all the members of the multi-disciplinary task team for their fantastic efforts. This comes after Police in the Eastern Cape arrested six …
Seven suspects aged between 78 and 50 years old were arrested today by the Directorate for Priority investigations on allegations of corruption, money laundering and fraud. The sweeping high-profile arrests follows a marathon investigation wherein almost R1.6 Billion is said to have been misappropriated in the tender processes for the procurement of various services by …
During a brazen attack on a Cash-in-transit vehicle last night two of our police officers lost their lives , seven suspects were killed, and a woman was wounded. Members of the South African Police Service’s Special Task Force (STF) and Crime Intelligence (CI) were following up on intelligence that a cash-in-transit (CIT) vehicle was going …
Die tragedie by die Hoërskool Driehoek in Vanderbijlpark waar drie kinders dood is toe ? voetoorgang-brug ineengestort het, het ? skokkende rassistiese nadraai en die VF Plus dring daarop aan dat die MRK dit met dieselfde dringendheid ondersoek as in vorige gevalle waar wit persone van rassisme beskuldig is. Ene Siyanda Dizzy Gumede het na …
MPUMALANGA – A former employee of Leandra Toll Plaza will serve 20 years in prison for bank card skimming fraud after he was sentenced by the Evander Regional Court on Tuesday. Thabo Simon Ntuli (27), was arrested on September 16, 2016, when the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team pounced and searched the tollgate operators …