Pretoria, 17 April 2015: The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Riah Phiyega, can assure the nation, particularly Western Cape communities, that policing in the province will not be affected by the appearance in court of Lieutenant General Arno Lamoer and…
Pretoria - This morning, Friday, 27 March 2015, members of the Hawks assisted by members of the Crime Intelligence Unit, the Durban National Intervention Unit and the Asset Forfeiture Unit, arrested nine suspects, including three police officers (three detective constables) and six civilians at Emanguzi…
Pretoria - A senior officer of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) in Durban has been arrested for alleged fraud and corruption. The 53-year-old member was arrested in his office today (Wednesday, 25 March 2015), following allegations that he solicited a R28 000,00 bribe.…
Pretoria: 18 March 2015 - This week, a team of specialised detectives from the South African Police Service's (SAPS) Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit (FCS) of Gauteng arrested a couple from the Eastern Cape for possessing and distributing child pornography. They were…
A JOINT operation between detectives from the South African Police Service’s Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Unit in Gauteng and the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of an Eastern Cape man for possession, manufacturing and distribution of…
Hawks members have rescued seven girls after raiding a suspected brothel at a block of flats in Bloemfontein central business district (CBD) on Tuesday. Two Ugandan nationals, aged between 24 and 27 have been arrested on suspicion of managing a brothel following the late-night raid.…
Another brutal farm murder as SAPS serve parliament with inaccurate figures "It is distressing that SAPS apparently supplied Parliament with completely inaccurate figures on farm attacks.– with tragically, yet another brutal farm murder reported today. "According to media reports, the body of Louis-John Botha of…
“The farm murder of 62 year old Terry Rizzatu of Hluhluwe in KZN points to the meaninglessness of Pres. Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address. Not a single mention was made by him of this scourge, which has caused South Africa to have the…
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…
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…