WESTERN CAPE – Augustine Mramba (36) was sentenced on Wednesday 07 April by the Vredenburg Regional Court for corruption. The Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team arrested Riaan Wiid, a traffic officer from Matzikama Municapality and Mramba who worked as an instructor for Rasta Driving School…
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GAUTENG – A 52 year old man is expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrates Court facing charges of illegal dealing and possession in drugs worth approximately R1.5 million on Monday, 12 April 2021. Search and seizure warrant was issued by the court and during…
The unravelling investigation into the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Leroy Bruwer (49), has resulted in the revival of old cases against three persons who appeared in the Nelspruit Regional Court on Tuesday. Elliot Sindane (69), Elvis Mlimi (50), Mabuthi Khoza (35) were initially part of…
FORMER ATTORNEY ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF APPROXIMATELY R2.7 MILLION WORTH OF TRUST FUNDS MISAPPROPRIATION GAUTENG – Shaun Muskat (37) appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on charges of theft of approximately R2.7 million worth of property trust funds on Tuesday, 06 April.…
PRETORIA – The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) commonly known as the Hawks has noted with concern of increasing incidents of imposters claiming to be the Directorate’s investigators targeting vulnerable people and demanding money in order to derail investigations. This follows the arrest of…
NORTHERN CAPE - The Mothibistad Regional Court has sentenced 32-year-old Kesaobaka Vincent Amon to 15 years direct imprisonment on Wednesday, 07 April 2021 for robbery with aggravating circumstances. In July 2018, a local businessman and his wife were accosted by the accused at gunpoint and…
GAUTENG – Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation in Germiston conducted a sting operation which resulted in the arrest of a 55 year old police Lieutenant Colonel attached to Douglasdale police station who was positively linked with extortion and corruption allegations on Wednesday, 07 April. His arrest…
GAUTENG – An intelligence driven operation conducted by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in Johannesburg resulted in an additional suspect’s apprehension for fraud related charges of approximately R5.5 million. It is alleged that the suspect, Thembani Gift Maswanganye (37) together with his accomplices…
WESTERN CAPE – A foreign national Oladimeji Emmanuel John Ayodeii (39) appeared in the Cape Town Magistrate Court on Tuesday for cloned bank card fraud after he was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team. It is alleged that on 04 April 2021,…