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GAUTENG – Two Ekurhuleni Municipality finance officials appeared briefly at the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court today for alleged theft. The suspects, Zandile Mndebele (38) who is a cashier and her supervisor Felicia Hlabana (43) were arrested on Thursday by the Hawks’ Germiston Serious Commercial Crime Unit after they were alleged to have allegedly appropriated …
Pretoria: 17 May 2018 – The Minister of Police, Mr Bheki Cele and the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Khehla John Sitole, learnt with shock and deep sadness of the callous murder of a Senior Manager in the police, who was attacked last night in Soweto, Gauteng. Preliminary investigations suggests that …
EAST LONDON – A 67-year-old East London doctor and her 37-year-old assistant appeared before the East London Magistrate’s court on 17 May 2018 for Fraud and Corruption, after they were arrested on the same day by the Hawks following a Crime Intelligence focused investigation. Dr Siphokazi Sokupa and Cwaita Mngqibisa stand accused of allegedly issuing …
NORTH WEST – An intelligence driven operation by the Hawks’ Priority Violent Crimes (PVC) unit assisted by the Gauteng Technical Response Team led to the arrest of Welcome Marcus (50), and Charles Anthony Scheepers (54), in Edenvale and Fleurhof near Johannesburg on Sunday, 13 May 2018, after investigations linked them to a Klerksdorp Nedbank branch …
KWAZULU-NATAL – The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation unit arrested two police officers from Berea police station detectives for corruption on 09 May 2018. Msawenkosi Mabaso (45), and Sergeant Thulani Dlangalala (45), both sergeants, briefly appeared in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court on 10 May 2018. The pair allegedly offered to release an accused in …
MPUMALANGA – Petrus Doctor Nkosi (53), a Warrant Officer attached to the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit was arrested by his own colleagues on Monday 14 May 2018 for conspiracy to commit cash in transit heist, armed robbery, money laundering, defeating the ends of justice and unauthorised use of state vehicle. The officer allegedly …
The South African Police Service has in separate incidents over this past weekend arrested seven suspects in the North West and Limpopo provinces for possession of explosive devices, conspiracy to commit an offense and prevented potential Automated Teller Machine (ATM) robberies. Members of the SAPS, acting on intelligence conducted operations in both provinces. In the …
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new outbreak of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in Bikoro in Equateur Province today (8 May). The outbreak declaration occurred after laboratory results confirmed two cases of EVD. The Ministry of Health of Democratic of the Congo (DRC) informed WHO that two out of five …
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), comprising of various government departments and law enforcement agencies, has put security measures in place following information of an imminent strike by the South African Federation of Trade Unions (SAFTU) nationally. Since this morning flyers have been distributed by persons believed to have been wearing branded SAFTU …
Die blote feit dat die polisie en die staat se amptelike inligtingstegnologie-agentskap (Sita) binnegedring is, is skokkend en dien as bewys van die totale onbevoegdheid van die personeel wat die stelsel moet bedryf en beveilig. Dit is ook verregaande van polisiekommissaris Khehla Sitole om sonder enige bewyse te sê die sogenaamde Boeremag het die stelsel …