WESTERN CAPE - A Cape Town-based drug kingpin, Richard Mackinna (48) was sentenced to a direct 12 year’ imprisonment by the Bluedowns Regional Court on 18 November 2022, following his arrest in February 2019 by the Hawks' South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) team. The…
Pretoria: 09 June 2022 - The NATJOINTS is aware of unsigned messages and posters circulating on various social media platforms calling for a National Shut Down. Those behind these messages are warned and reminded that prohibiting people's freedom of movement is a criminal offence. Members…
GAUTENG – The Provincial Head, Major General Ebrahim Kadwa praised the investigation team for a major breakthrough on the apprehension of two fraud accused in relation to approximately R35 million defrauded from the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). It was reported that in October 2017, the…
Nelspruit: 24 May 2022- The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has ordered for the swift arrest of the two suspects who were involved in the kidnapping of a young woman as she waited for a taxi to ferry…
KWAZULU-NATAL – On Thursday 19 May 2022, Hawks members from Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation working together with Crime Intelligence, Special Task Force, Hostage Negotiation unit and Inanda Detectives arrested two suspects for kidnapping which happened at Inanda area on Wednesday. It is alleged that…
South African Police Service to expose children to workplace experience during the ‘Take a child to Work’ campaign. PRETORIA: 19 May 2022 - The South African Police Service will on Friday, 20 May 2022 open its doors to children and expose them to the functioning…
MPUMALANGA – Freque Rereque (38), a Mozambican national was found guilty and sentenced by the Nelspruit Regional Court on 13 May 2022 for contravention of Immigration Act and illegal possession of passports which do not belong to him. The accused was sentenced to a fine…
EASTERN CAPE - Fikile Msindwana (54), Camagu Zimela (47), Siphelo Mase (34), Siyabonga Mkhangeli (34) and Noveki Maqungeni (38) appeared in the East London Regional Court for charges of robbery with aggravating circumstances, two counts of attempted murder and malicious injury to property on 18…
PRETORIA – A 41-year-old Crime Intelligence police officer is expected to appear in the Pretoria North Magistrates’ Court tomorrow, 19 May 2022 on allegations of extortion, defeating the ends of justice and corruption. She was arrested by the Pretoria based Hawks’ Serious Corruption Investigation team…
KWAZULU-NATAL - On Tuesday 17 May 2022, the Hawks members from the Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation arrested a 23-year-old suspect for kidnapping which happened at Sterkspruit in the Eastern Cape Province on Sunday, 15 May 2022. It is alleged that a 30-year-old female was…