The Hawks’ Secunda Narcotic Bureau, Crime Intelligence and K9 members swept into Volksrust, Mpumalanga on Tuesday morning detained a couple aged 42 and 58 for running a clandestine dagga laboratory. The multidisciplinary team executed search and seizure warrants at a farm in Droefheid and succeeded…
The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya has welcomed the South Gauteng High Court three life sentences plus additional hundred and six (106) years imprisonment to two Nigerian nationals for human trafficking on Friday in Johannesburg. The pair…
Four suspects walked into the Delmas High Court in Mpumalanga yesterday where they were joined by one of South Africa's most wanted robbers, Wellington Cenanda (39) and other accomplices to face cash in transit charges. The quartet, who were out on bail, thought it was…
PRETORIA - Three suspects aged between 33 and 51, allegedly impersonating Hawks investigators, have been arrested in an undercover operation. The suspects, one of whom has been posing as a Major General, were arrested by the Serious Corruption Investigation unit at a hideout in Midrand,…
KWAZULU-NATAL - Three suspects aged between 25 and 45 are expected to appear at the Umzito Magistrate today for allegedly dealing in cannabis plants and oil. A multi-disciplinary team comprising of the Hawks, Crime Intelligence and Tactical Response Team arrested the three after it transpired…
The WHO advises against any restriction of travel and trade to the DRC and has released an update about the latest news and information regarding the latest outbreak of acute haemorrhagic fever (Ebola virus disease) The WHO says: "it is important for neighbouring provinces and…
MEDICINES SAFETY COMMUNICATION PUBLIC WARNING ON THE SAFE USE OF NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS (NSAIDs) The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) caution consumers about the risk of adverse effects when usingnon-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs). NSAIDs are a group of medicines used for their pain-relieving and…
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA), in collaboration with other regulatory agencies are reviewing medicines containing the active substance valsartan, supplied by Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals, located in Linhai, China. This review was triggered because of the detection of an impurity, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in…
We would like to remind all reporters and South African media to pay attention to ethics and to ensure accurate and factual reporting. The headline: The humble criminal ANC was warned about - and the article: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/the-humble-criminal-anc-was-warned-about-20180721 Lacks the court conviction record of Errol Velile…
The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, on Monday, has welcomed the three life sentences handed down to three suspects for killing two police officers. Last week Friday, the Durban High Court sentenced Sabelo Mkhize (28), Lindokuhle Mchunu…