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PRETORIA – A Hawks investigation has been launched into an alleged investment fraud involving Bitcaw Trading Company, commonly known as BTC Global, after more than 28 000 investors are believed to suffered losses exceeding R1 billion and still counting. The Serious Economic Offences Unit has been tasked to investigate the massive alleged fraud. Members of …
LIMPOPO – A 56 year old Department of Higher Education Centre Manager from Modimolle is set to appear at the local regional court for alleged corruption. The suspect was slapped with summons to appear at the Modimolle Regional Court on 7 June 2018 after he allegedly fraudulently took cash in exchange for a job. He …
NORTH WEST – The Priority Violent Crimes Unit (PVC) unit arrested has arrested six suspects in Klerksdorp and Upington in connection with a bank robbery that took place in April this year. The suspects allegedly colluded and stole more than R3 million at the local Nedbank Branch. Two suspects allegedly posed a SBV security officers …
NORTH WEST – A 43 year old suspect arrested with a more than R1.5 million worth of drugs has been remanded in custody after making a brief appearance at Klerksdorp Magistrate Court yesterday. Frank Nwaru was arrested by the Hawks’ South African Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) after they operated on information of alleged drug dealing …
STATEMENT BY DONALD GRANT: MINISTER OF TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC WORKS I was deeply saddened to hear of the death of Mr Nazeem “Arab” Daniels this morning. Mr Daniels was the Chairperson of the Delft Taxi Association, and a representative of SANTACO in the Western Cape. He was widely respected by his colleagues in the minibus …
The 1st meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo took place on Friday 18 May 2018, from 11:00 to 14:00 Geneva time (CET). Emergency Committee conclusion: It was the view of …
WESTERN CAPE – Chizoba Uba (36) appeared briefly at Bellville Magistrate’s Court for alleged human trafficking on Thursday. Uba was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in subjecting a 37 year-old victim into drugs and prostitution. The victim was allegedly recruited under false pretences to travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town. On arrival she …
GAUTENG – The Directorate for Priority Crime investigation in collaboration with the South African Police Service have launched a serious manhunt to apprehend the outstanding dangerous suspects involved in the daring cash in transit heist incident that happened in Boksburg on Thursday. It is alleged that two cash armoured vehicles en route from the depot …
GAUTENG – Two Ekurhuleni Municipality finance officials appeared briefly at the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court today for alleged theft. The suspects, Zandile Mndebele (38) who is a cashier and her supervisor Felicia Hlabana (43) were arrested on Thursday by the Hawks’ Germiston Serious Commercial Crime Unit after they were alleged to have allegedly appropriated …
Pretoria: 17 May 2018 – The Minister of Police, Mr Bheki Cele and the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service, General Khehla John Sitole, learnt with shock and deep sadness of the callous murder of a Senior Manager in the police, who was attacked last night in Soweto, Gauteng. Preliminary investigations suggests that …