NORTHERN CAPE- The Hawks have arrested a Technical Assistant working under the Control Building Structure Department at Sol Plaatje Municipality on Wednesday, 1 February 2017. The 48 year-old suspect was arrested in connection with fraudulent activities that emanated when several victims allegedly approached the Sol…
FREE STATE- The seven South African Police Service employees arrested by the Hawks for counts of fraud, corruption and theft have appeared at the Bloemfontein Commercial Court on Wednesday, 1 February 2017. Their cases were postponed to the 3 March 2017. Lieutenant Colonel LJ Dodo…
Pretoria : 31 January 2017 – This week during an intelligence-driven operation, a South African Police National Intervention Team arrested six Mpumalanga men in connection with a spate of rhino poaching cases in the Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve. The intervention team assigned to combat rhino…
FREE STATE- The Hawks in Free State have concluded a major investigation with a successful takedown operation wherein six police officers were arrested for fraud, corruption and theft. One Lieutenant Colonel working at Provincial Vispol (48) , another Lieutenant Colonel (48) working at Public Order…
GAUTENG - The Serious Commercial Crime unit of the Hawks has piloted an intelligence driven operation over the past weekend and arrested five suspects for fraud and theft of petroleum estimated to the value of R5 million. Sandile Sikhosana (46), a Franchisee at Engen Tembisa…
LIMPOPO- Hawks welcomes the sentencing of two illicit cigarettes smugglers by Mawhelereng Regional Court. Collen Mkandla (43) a Zimbabwean national and Lovers Chauke (35) were stopped by the police who were patrolling in Tomburke area on 21 of January 2012. The police searched their Nissan…
MPUMALANGA - The Carolina Magistrate Court has on Monday 30th January 2017 denied Lindi Nhlanhla Ntuli (28) bail when he appeared for fraud and absconding bail. Nhlanhla was out on bail for his fraud case when he failed to honour his subsequent court appearance. On…
North West - James Lwanyaga (48) and his friend Paul Linton Ssengoba(47), both Ugandan nationals, were denied bail by the Bafokeng Magistrate's Court on Friday following their arrest by the Hawks' Commercial Crime Unit in Klerksdorp for contravening the Health Professions Act 54 of 1976.…
North West - A disruptive operation involving members of the Hawks in North West, Priority Violent Crime, Crime Intelligence and Potchefstroom K9 unit resulted in the arrest of seven suspects for illegal possession of firearms, possession of drugs and for being in illegal possession of…
Pretoria - The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Lieutenant General Mthandazo Ntlemeza has appointed a high level task team to investigate the allegations of corruption in the Eastern Cape municipalities. The task team will be led by a highly experienced Brigadier…