Malawian National bust for human trafficking

PRETORIA - A sting operation comprising members of the Hawks, Crime Intelligence and the Department of Home Affairs has led to the arrest of a Malawian national for human trafficking in Johannesburg on Thursday. The 38-year-old man told undercover police that he was selling four…

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Krejcir and others to appear in court for Sam Issa’s murder

Pretoria: 6 February 2015 - Today, Radovan Krejcir and three others will appear in the Germiston Magistrate's Court for the murder of a Lebanese national, Sam Issa. On 12 October 2013, Sam Issa was shot execution style in a drive-by shooting in Bedfordview. The 51-year-old…

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Lolly Town

“LOLLY TOWN” A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT INVESTIGATION It’s called a Lolly lounge, or Suiker-huis. It’s a name commonly known in predominantly coloured communities like Eldorado Park and Westbury in Johannesburg - a standard house or flat, usually rented, where young girls are lured in with free…

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Birds of Prey

This week’s episode of Special Assignment exposes the rampant abuse and killing of the already endangered vulture population in South Africa and parts of the continent, as well as Asian countries, in a quest for wealth and success by school children, businessmen, gamblers and other…

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