NORTH WEST – A multi-disciplinary team consisting of members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation assisted my members of the Special Task Force, National Intervention Unit, Air Wing, South African Air Force, Bidvest Protea Coin, Hawks’ Tactical Operations Management Section (TOMS), Hawks’ Priority Crime…
MPUMALANGA – Thabang Vincent Shakwane (25) was remanded in custody by the Nelspruit Magistrate court on Thursday 07 April 2022 after the bail was successfully opposed by the Hawks. The suspect was arrested during multidisciplinary approach by the Hawks, Provincial Detectives and Crime Intelligence for…
KWAZULU-NATAL - On Thursday 7 April 2022, Hawks members from Newcastle Serious Organised Crime Investigation and K9 Unit arrested a 42-year-old suspect for unlawful possession of ammunition. Members received information about a female who was in possession of ammunition in Ladysmith. A joint operation was…
MPUMALANGA – Micheal van der Linde (22) was arrested by the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team based in Secunda together with Ermelo Local Criminal Record Centre, Crime Information Gathering and local police on Thursday, 07 April 2022 for contravention of the medicines and related…
MPUMALANGA – A former lawyer, Excellent Vukani Mthembu (37) who was practicing at Vukani Attorneys Nelspruit Mbombela was arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team based in Nelspruit on Friday, 19 March 2022 for theft of trust funds. The suspect who was practicing…
WESTERN CAPE – The Bellville Serious Commercial Crimes Court ordered the attorney, Brian Albertus Bauman on 18 March 2022 to hand over more than R62 800 allegedly stolen from his clients who were meant to benefit from the Road Accident Fund (RAF). The court ordered…
A 53 year old police officer attached at Thembalethu SAPS has been arrested today, 18 March 2022 for tampering with evidence in connection to a business robbery at Puma garage in Thembalethu, George on 31 January 2022. This comes after a search and seizure operation…
A Lenasia businessman has been safely reunited with his family, three days after he was kidnapped. Luqman Kazi, a 34-year-old businessman was kidnapped while on his way to work on Tuesday, 15 March 2022. Following the kidnapping, a multidisciplinary team was assembled to rescue the…
Nelspruit: 09 March 2022- The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has strongly condemned the brutal murder of the father and his entire family members while at the same time launched a massive manhunt for suspects following a sad…
MPUMALANGA – Eleven suspects, aged between 17 and 27 were arrested during a multidisciplinary approach operation conducted by the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation Middelburg, DPCI CATS Section Head Office, Witbank VISPOL and Afri- Guard Security on Tuesday, 08 March 2022 around Vosman - Witbank.…