WESTERN CAPE - Reuben Swartz a Chairperson of the South African Religious Civic Organization (SARCO) made a brief appearance today in the Bellville Serious Commercial Crimes Court on charges of fraud and money laundering. This comes after his arrest by the Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation…
LIMPOPO - a 37 year-old illicit cigarettes dealer is expected to appear in the Musina Magistrate's Court today, 21 May 2021 following his arrest by an integrated police team. The police team comprising the Hawks, Crime Intelligence, Polokwane Tactical Response Team and SAPS Musina Visible…
EASTERN CAPE - Thumeka Qongqo (44) and a juristic person (her company) Ogiyonke Construction were convicted for theft and money laundering by Mthatha High Court on Thursday, 20 May 2021. The probe carried out by the Hawks Serious Corruption Investigation team revealed that Thumeka and…
FREE STATE - Carel Pieter van Graan (55) was released by the Betlehem Magistrates' Court on a R8000 bail after his court appearance on 19 May 2021 for alleged charges of fraud and theft. His case was adjourned to 26 July 2021. Van Graan was…
Free State – Willem Botha (59) a prominent businessman and firearms dealer of “Die Skietwinkel” appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court for contravening the Firearms Control Act, Act 60 of 2000. He was arrested on Wednesday, 19 May 2021 by the Hawks’ National Priority Violent…
KWAZULU-NATAL – The Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team assisted by the Provincial Organised Crime detectives and Public Order Police arrested two suspects aged 26 and 40 for the alleged murder of a police officer. The suspects will appear in the Verulam Magistrates’ Court on…
GAUTENG – The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation in Johannesburg arrested a 53-year-old woman, Dhayanethi Moodley and charged her for approximately R17 million worth of fraud. It is alleged that between 2012 and 2020 when Moodley was appointed as a financial manager at a Bryanston…
FREE STATE - A multi-disciplinary intelligence driven operation was conducted in the early hours of today by the team of Hawks assisted by Crime Intelligence, Tactical Response Team and South African National Defence Force to curb border crimes in the Fouriesburg District. The operation resulted…
EASTERN CAPE - Fikile Phofana (34) a former Mthatha Spargs Superspar Supermarket trainee supervisor was yesterday, 19 May 2021 sentenced by Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crime Court to two years direct imprisonment for a charge of fraud alternatively theft. Phofana was employed as a cashier in…
GAUTENG – A 26-year-old woman, Mukondeleli Tshivule appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Court yesterday on fraud related allegations involving over R1.5 million allegedly stolen from the National Lotteries Funds. Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation in Johannesburg discovered through their investigations that Tshivule is…