The Hawks' South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau arrested a 30-year-old heroin peddler, Trivern Piyarilal on Wednesday at the South Coast filling station. Members acted on information of a male who was reportedly a regular in transporting consignments of drugs to the South Coast. Following observations…
EASTERN CAPE- Phumezo Mashalaba (37) briefly appeared in the Umtata Magistrates court following her arrest by the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation of Hawks yesterday, 17 February 2021 for alleged fraud. It is alleged that Phumeza Mashalaba colluded with Thembakazi Mashalaba(49) , a relative to sell…
EASTERN CAPE- The Serious Corruption Crime Investigation of Hawks became victorious again when Nyameka Qongqo (43) the former OR Tambo District Municipality Capital Expenditure Accountant got convicted yesterday, 17th of February 2021 in the Umtata High Court. This emanates from a 2014 case when the…
GAUTENG – Mashoko Manhondo 43, Joseph Masava (33), Jeffrey Ruzvidzo (29), and Hebert Dzingai (24) were sentenced to eight years direct imprisonment each for illegal dealing and possession of a pangolin by the Boksburg Magistrates Court on Tuesday. The four foreign nationals were arrested during…
Potchefstroom, South Africa, 17 February 2021 – South Africa’s Raven Klaasen and Ruan Roelofse survived a second set scare to beat Vit Kopriva and Vaclav Safranek of Czech Republic on Wednesday to progress to the semifinals at the Potch Open, ATP Challenger 80 tournament, at…
GAUTENG – A multi-disciplinary approach driven operation was conducted in Pretoria yesterday after authorities received intelligence about suspects delivering suspected stolen copper wire at a scrapyard in Hercules. Police intercepted a truck fitting the description at the identified scrapyard in Hercules loaded with suspected stolen…
LIMPOPO- The 32-year-old suspected kingpin in illicit cigarettes dealing together with his 29-year-old accomplice are expected to appear in the Mokopane Magistrate's Court on Monday, 15 February 2021 for Contravention of the Customs And Excise Act 91 of 1964. In August 2020, the Hawks' Serious…
Melbourne, Australia, 14 February 2021 – South Africa’s leading women’s wheelchair tennis ace Kgothatso Montjane advanced to the Australian Open semi-final for the second time in her career by hammering Colombian world number 8 Angelica Bernal in Melbourne on Sunday. The 34-year-old produced a faultless…
Potchefstroom, South Africa, 14 February 2021 – Benjamin Bonzi claimed his maiden ATP Challenger title at the North-West University in Potchefstroom with a straight sets victory over Liam Broady from Britain. The 24-year-old French player dropped just one set all week en route to the…
EASTERN CAPE- Siyabonga Tshayela, Zimasa Diniso, Xolisa Mazizi and Zibuzele Booi appeared at the Butterworth High Court where they were sentenced to life imprisonment with additional years on Friday, 12 February 2021. In July 2013, security guards from Coin Security were delivering cash at a…