EASTERN CAPE – A 37-year-old suspect is expected to appear in the Mthatha Magistrate’s court today for his alleged involvement in a cash in transit robbery at Sutherland, outside Mthatha two weeks ago. The suspect was arrested by the Serious Organised Crime Investigation team on…
NORTHERN CAPE – Almost a month after Northern Cape Police seized a mammoth haul of narcotics worth over R2.7 million, the Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation have detained a suspect in Kimberley. Chibugo Ezeh aged (31) was arrested on Tuesday and subsequently made a brief…
NORTHERN CAPE – Tomas Chester Francisco (35), Mateus Betuel Novela (42), David Betuel Novela (41), appeared briefly in the Springbok Magistrate’s court on Monday, facing charges of illegal dealing in rhino horns, contravention of Section 57 of the National Environmental Management-Biodiversity (Nemba) Act 57 of…
GAUTENG – Three suspects, Ntokozo Cyril Ndlovu (41), Mzwandile Ezra Mnisi (38), and Mandla Michael Zwane (35) have been remanded in custody by the Heidelberg Magistrates Court on Monday for tempering and damaging a Transnet fuel pipeline. The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation from the…
GAUTENG – Two men aged 42 and 40 are expected to appear before the Kempton Park Magistrates Court on Wednesday for illegal possession and dealing in elephant tusks. Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit in Germiston, Endangered Species Team, and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan SWAT unit…
POLOKWANE- The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation has seized some documents from Mogalakwena Municipality on Friday, 7 February 2020 as part of an ongoing investigation on the allegations of tender irregularities. The Hawks would like to set the record straight that no raid was conducted…
WESTERN CAPE- Marlize Kellerman (38) was sentenced by the Specialized Commercial Crimes Court in Bellville on Thursday, 06 February 2020. The accused was found guilty on 385 counts of Fraud, all counts taken together for sentencing purposes. Accused was sentenced to nine (9) years direct…
EASTERN CAPE – Three armed robbers who had become a menace to the Mthatha community have had their reign of terror cut short after they were sentenced to a combined 45 years in jail. Sabelo Malgas (36) and Mncedi Mondliwa (33), were sentenced to 30…
The National Commissioner of the South African Police Service (SAPS), General Khehla John Sitole, has welcomed the arrest of two suspects allegedly responsible for the attack on two Vierfontein (Free State) Sergeants who were attacked in Orkney (North West Province) this past weekend. On Saturday…
FREE STATE – The Hawks in the Free State have moved to shut down a criminal network that unlawfully and fraudulently created payslips and proof of payments depriving the banks more than R6.6 million. Six suspects aged between 47 and 31 were arrested today on…