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Johan Richard Thwala (35), Themba Ngwenya (32), appeared in the Barberton Magistrate’s Court on Friday after they were arrested by the Hawks during the week in an intelligence driven operation aimed at combatting cash in transit and related incidents. The Hawks’ Firearm Control And Priority Violent Crime Unit (NBIFCPVC), Technical Operations Management Section (TOMS), TRT, …
Landwye kragonderbrekings wys dat die ANC-regering magteloos staan terwyl Suid-Afrika en al sy inwoners gyselaar gehou word deur vakbonde wat bereid is om die land se ekonomie te vernietig vir eie gewin. In hierdie stadium lyk die prentjie in alle opsigte donker met dreigemente van ‘n landwye staking wat die land totaal kan lamlê indien …
Pretoria : 15 June 2018 – The National Commissioner of Police, General Khehla John Sitole has commended the thorough investigation by the SAPS Detective Service’s Anti-Corruption Unit that led to the arrest of four senior managers in the police. The four appeared in the Pretoria Commercial Crimes Court facing charges of corruption, fraud, money laundering …
Pretoria: 14 June 2018 – The National Commissioner of Police, General Khehla John Sitole has commended the police in Limpopo for arresting an alleged cash-in-transit king-pin and six of his accomplices for possession of suspected stolen vehicles and in the process possibly foiling a robbery. The Limpopo and Mpumalanga Tracking Teams acted swiftly after they …
FREE STATE – Tumane Mokoena (42), Sibongile Nyembe (23), Jabulane Mazibuko (32), Nolufefe Prince (44), and Sandile Sipamla (41), briefly appeared at the Reitz Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 06 June 2018 on charges of fraud and money laundering. The accused were called to present themselves at the Serious Commercial Investigating unit offices in Bethlehem following …
WHO is supporting 9 countries bordering the Democratic Republic of the Congo to scale up their national emergency preparedness and response capacities. The ongoing Ebola outbreak poses a significant risk of spread to these countries on the basis of proximity to the current outbreak and the current capacity of their health systems to cope with …
Following Special Assignment’s March expose of a desperately sick inmate languishing in Johannesburg prison, that prisoner has since died inside jail. In this week’s episode we investigate why prison authorities allowed this to happen. Lungisa Livingstone Jadula was a sick inmate inside Johannesburg Prison’s Medium B-section, whose lawyer, Austin Okeke, said a part of his …
MPUMALANGA – Former Magistrate, Magrieta Stoffelina Maria Botha ( 55) appeared briefly at the Nelspruit Magistrate Court on Wednesday facing alleged fraud charges amounting to approximately R5-million. Botha was arrested by members of the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation on 25 May 2017 following a probe which uncovered factitious garnishing orders which she allegedly authorised …
The South African Police Service (SAPS) has noted recent media reports on the “shortage” of DNA and Rape Kits across the country with concern. This is indeed the situation at some of the police stations. The situation is such that the SAPS had entered into a tender process to procure more evidence collection kits. …
GAUTENG – A multidisciplinary intelligence driven operation yielded positive results when four suspects were arrested yesterday night in Queenswood east of Pretoria. The Hawks together with Crime Intelligence followed up on information that there was a group of suspects that was planning to execute a cash in transit in Pretoria. With the assistance of the …