MPUMALANGA - Former Magistrate, Magrieta Stoffelina Maria Botha ( 55) appeared briefly at the Nelspruit Magistrate Court on Wednesday facing alleged fraud charges amounting to approximately R5-million. Botha was arrested by members of the Hawks' Serious Commercial Crime Investigation on 25 May 2017 following a…
GAUTENG - A multidisciplinary intelligence driven operation yielded positive results when four suspects were arrested yesterday night in Queenswood east of Pretoria. The Hawks together with Crime Intelligence followed up on information that there was a group of suspects that was planning to execute a…
The Acting National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Lieutenant General Yolisa Matakata has expressed shock at the senseless killing of a Hawks Captain in Bloemfontein on Thursday evening. Captain Qeya Jonas Tshabalala (52) was attached to the Bloemfontein Serious Organised Crime Unit…
PRETORIA - A Hawks investigation has been launched into an alleged investment fraud involving Bitcaw Trading Company, commonly known as BTC Global, after more than 28 000 investors are believed to suffered losses exceeding R1 billion and still counting. The Serious Economic Offences Unit has…
LIMPOPO - A 56 year old Department of Higher Education Centre Manager from Modimolle is set to appear at the local regional court for alleged corruption. The suspect was slapped with summons to appear at the Modimolle Regional Court on 7 June 2018 after he…
NORTH WEST - The Priority Violent Crimes Unit (PVC) unit arrested has arrested six suspects in Klerksdorp and Upington in connection with a bank robbery that took place in April this year. The suspects allegedly colluded and stole more than R3 million at the local…
NORTH WEST - A 43 year old suspect arrested with a more than R1.5 million worth of drugs has been remanded in custody after making a brief appearance at Klerksdorp Magistrate Court yesterday. Frank Nwaru was arrested by the Hawks' South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau…
STATEMENT BY DONALD GRANT: MINISTER OF TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC WORKS I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Mr Nazeem "Arab" Daniels this morning. Mr Daniels was the Chairperson of the Delft Taxi Association, and a representative of SANTACO in the Western Cape.…
WESTERN CAPE - Chizoba Uba (36) appeared briefly at Bellville Magistrate's Court for alleged human trafficking on Thursday. Uba was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in subjecting a 37 year-old victim into drugs and prostitution. The victim was allegedly recruited under false pretences…
GAUTENG - The Directorate for Priority Crime investigation in collaboration with the South African Police Service have launched a serious manhunt to apprehend the outstanding dangerous suspects involved in the daring cash in transit heist incident that happened in Boksburg on Thursday. It is alleged…