Two suspects aged 57 and 61 will make their first appearance at the Brits Magistrate Court today after they were intercepted with more than 167 rhino horns on Saturday in the North West. An operation by the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Endangered Species Unit, Special…
KWAZULU-NATAL – Nomfundo Mthembu (34), was convicted and sentenced by the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court for 101 counts of fraud and 102 count of money laundering on Monday, 8 April 2019. Mthembu who is a former payroll official from Jozini Municipality was arrested by…
KWAZULU-NATAL – A 49-year-old former Public Prosecutor Advocate Matthews Ngwenya was arrested on Tuesday by the Hawks’ Durban Serious Corruption Investigation unit for corruption. It is alleged that on 17 December 2015 Advocate Ngwenya who was based at the Madadeni Court approached a suspect in…
MPUMALANGA - A 56-year-old suspect Micheal Chimazi, formerly sought by the Hawks, has been remanded in custody by the Nelspruit Regional Court on Thursday after he handed himself in at the Hawks' provincial offices in Mpumalanga on the same day. Chimazi was circulated as sought…
FREE STATE – A 60-year-old alleged tax fraudster Marthinus Lourens Kok has made a brief appearance at the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court today after he was arrested on the same day. A random internal audit in July 2015 by the South African Revenue Services (SARS),…
BLOEMFONTEIN - The Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation in Bloemfontein is requesting the public's assistance in identifying two suspects wanted for a cash in transit robbery that took place in Welkom in August last year. The two suspects, one in a blue overall and the…
GAUTENG - A 43 year old man is expected to appear before the Boksburg Magistrates Court today for alleged illegal possession of rhino horns. The suspect was arrested on Monday on the R21 towards the OR International Airport by the Ekurhuleni Tactical Response Team and…
South Africa’s measures for combating the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and related acts have been enhanced with the launch of the list containing particulars of persons and entities identified for targeted financial sanctions (TFS). From today, the searchable TFS list…
A panel of experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG) and the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is due to test the effectiveness of South Africa’s legislative and institutional capability to detect and combat money laundering…
WESTERN CAPE - Former attorney and conveyancer Rugaya Van Der Schyff (53), appeared at Bellville Magistrate's Court last week Friday facing charges of fraud and money laundering. Van Der Schyff was arrested on Thursday following allegations that misappropriated almost R4.8 million from a trust fund…