PARKTOWN - Tactical intelligence driven operations comprising of South African Police Service and other law enforcement agencies has this past weekend led to the arrest of more than 870 suspects in Gauteng. Operations were conducted in the districts of Johannesburg, West Rand, Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and…
POLOKWANE- Chokes Willy Soafa (43) was convicted and sentenced for robbery with aggravating circumstances and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition by the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Thursday,30 January 2020. On 06 October 2007, Soafa and his two accomplices robbed a G4S security guard of…
EASTERN CAPE – The Serious Corruption Investigation of the Hawks arrested three suspects yesterday morning in East London and Port Elizabeth respectively for two different cases relating to fraud and corruption. Baxolile Ngoloyi (35) and Simthembile Smith (29) subsequently appeared at the Specialised Commercial Crime…
NORTH WEST – Tsietsi Roger Solomon Khumise (48), the Municipal manager of the Klerksdorp Local Municipality appeared before the Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court on Friday, 31 January 2020 for contravening the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA). The accused allegedly deviated from the official procurement processes when…
POLOKWANE – A 49 – year old company secretary at Gateway Airport Authority Limited was arrested at her Polokwane home on Thursday for allegedly conspiring to have her husband killed. The woman, who is a former senior manager at Capricorn District Municipality, is allegedly experiencing…
KWAZULU-NATAL – Two suspects aged 37 and 61 are due to appear in the Durban Magistrates’ Court for possession of ivory (tusks) at Marine Parade in Durban today. The two were arrested yesterday during a joint operation conducted by Hawks members from Durban Serious Organised…
KWAZULU-NATAL – On Tuesday, 28 January 2020 Hawks members from Durban Serious Organised Crime unit (SANEB) and Crime Intelligence unit (CIG) arrested a 54-year-old male for dealing and possession of drugs at Umhlanga, Durban. Members received information about a suspect who was dealing in drugs…
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS) General Khehla Sitole has commended the vigilance of community members that led to the arrest of a suspect believed to have killed an off-duty police constable. During the early hours of Tuesday, 28 January 2020…
MPUMALANGA –Richon Mukhamba (42) and Sizwe Khaba (35) were remanded in custody by the Middelburg Regional Court on Thursday 23 January 2020 for damaging of essential infrastructure. The duo were arrested on the 3 November 2018 by members of the Hawks` Serious Organised Crime Investigation…
KWAZULU-NATAL – Three suspects appeared in Mahlabathini Magistrate’s Court, Ulundi, on Thursday following their arrest by members of Ulundi crime prevention for alleged destruction of infrastructure. On Wednesday, 22 January 2020, members from Ulundi crime prevention unit received the information about people who were busy…