A 25-year-old woman arrested in possession of drugs with an estimated street value of R456 000 at the OR Tambo International Airport appeared in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on 2 November 2016. Linah Sonto Umezikile was arrested shortly after disembarking a plane from Sao…
The National Anti-Corruption Investigations have arrested a Property Portfolio Manager of an Industrial Property company based in Kempton Park for corruption on Monday. The 54-year-old man allegedly demanded and received R20 000 from a woman to whom the company had awarded a Training Tender. Preliminary…
The Hawks' Tactical Operation Management Section (TOMS) in conjunction with the National Investigation Unit (NINU) have arrested a 30-year-old Joshua Bomba Shongwane who has been on the wanted list for the murder of Captain Lamola whom he shot and killed at Tembisa Magistrate's Court on…
The 48 year-old Chinese national has been arrested for bribing the Department of Home Affairs official in Pretoria on Thursday. The suspect allegedly approached the Home Affairs official and offered himR3 000 provided the official checks, processes and authorises the passport of his brother. The…
A police constable, a paramedic and a former SARS employee from Musina in Limpopo have been arrested by the Hawks on Wednesday for various charges ranging from defeating the ends of justice, money laundering and corruption. The arrest of the three suspects aged between 35…
On Monday, 18 October 2016 an in-store ATM at Morebeng liquor store was grinded and undisclosed amount of money was stolen. The suspects gained entry through the roof of the liquor store and grinded the ATM inside the shop. No arrest has been made at…
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in the Free State (Hawks) together with Crime Intelligence and Tactical Response Team (TRT) on Tuesday arrested nine (9) Traffic Officials and two civilians for corruption and fraud. The suspects aged between 31 and 55 were arrested at the…
Nine accused Nazier Ahmed Tiry (48), Patricia Shangweni (38), Abraham Tshabalala (48), Anthony Nyamusa (47), Goodenough Mthetwa (54), Alfred Buthelezi (64), Vellie Sithole (58), Solomon Nkosi (40) and Joseph Moisi (54) were sentenced on Thursday, 14 October 2016 by Bloemfontein High Court for racketeering and…
A 24-year-old restaurant cashier has been arrested by the Hawks on Thursday afternoon in Hopefield, for allegedly compromising customers bank cards data, using an illegal point of sale device. The arrest follow several complaints in the past two months from victims who suffered substantial financial…
The Hawks’ Firearms and Narcotics Bureau Unit arrested a 36 year-old suspect on Wednesday morning for possession of drugs and ammunition following an execution of a search and seizure warrant at a property in Wellington. Five hundred (500) units of Mandrax tablets, 250g of Tik…