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Police arrest eight suspected rhino poachers

admin — Thu, 18 Aug 2016 06:06:42 +0000

The South African Police Service (SAPS) members who have been deployed to KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces as part of Operation Rhino, have arrested a total of eight suspects in the past seven days for possession of firearms, hijackings, conspiracy to poach and possession of rhino horns. Between the eight of them, the suspects, whose […]

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SAPS’s rhino protection initiatives yield positive results

admin — Fri, 06 May 2016 12:09:14 +0000

Pretoria – 6 May 2016: Ongoing efforts led by the South African Police Service (SAPS) aimed at reducing incidents of rhino poaching in the country’s national parks are yielding massive positive results. Through Operation Rhino, a SAPS-led operation in conjunction with the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and the national parks, 49 suspects were […]

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Suspected rhino poacher to appear in court

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2015 14:25:27 +0000

Pretoria: 30 November2015 – A 35-year old Mozambican national is expected to appear tomorrow in absentia in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court after he was arrested at the weekend for trespassing and for unlawful possession a firearm and ammunition. The suspect was found by the Kruger National Park’s rangers in the Crocodile Bridge Section, not far […]

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Two women arrested for rhino poaching

admin — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 06:52:39 +0000

Pretoria – The Hawks in Mpumalanga have arrested two women and a man for a conspiracy to poach rhinos at the Kruger National Park on Thursday. A tip-off was received from an anonymous source about a group of people who were plotting to poach rhinos at the park. Security at all the gates was alerted […]

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More suspects in Mpumalanga court for rhino poaching

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 06:51:24 +0000

Pretoria: 20 November 2015 – Yesterday four men appeared in the White River Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga after they were caught hunting rhino in the Kruger National Park. The men, all of whom are foreigners and in their early twenties, where caught out by the park’s rangers on Friday. In the first incident three suspects, Simon Tembe, […]

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Police, parks partnership deal blows to poachers

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:27:03 +0000

Pretoria : 3 November 2015 – The close working relationship between the South African Police Service (SAPS) and the National Parks in fighting the scourge of rhino poaching in the country is proving to be a potent force in dealing serious blows to poachers. To tackle the illegal poaching of the rhino head on, the […]

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Rhino task team nab two suspects in the Kruger National Park

admin — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 07:24:50 +0000

Pretoria: 27 October 2015 – Police detectives from the Kruger National Park Rhino Task Team have last week arrested two men, both in their thirties, for possession of unlicensed firearm, ammunition and dangerous weapon with an intention to commit crime. They were caught by the park’s rangers in the Satara area of the Kruger National […]

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11 Years imprisonment for rhino poachers

admin — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:11:57 +0000

Pretoria: 2 September 2015 – Two suspected rhino poachers have been sentenced to a total of 11 years imprisonment for their crimes. Phinias Sithole (23) and France Nkuna (22), who are Mozambican nationals, were convicted and sentenced at the White River Magistrate Court on Monday, 31 August 2015, after being arrested in the Kruger National […]

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Suspects nabbed for rhino poaching related crimes appear in court

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 08:55:09 +0000

Two more suspects arrested for rhino poaching related crimes will appear in court after members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and South African National Parks (SANParks) rangers arrested them in two separate incidents in Mpumalanga. Carlos Mathebula (34) will appear at the Skukuza Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday 10 June 2015 and Margaret Mthetwa […]

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The Avalanche Part 2

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:03:12 +0000

“BEWARE THE AVALANCHE (PART 2)” A SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT INVESTIGATION Hills and mountains of granite, their contours echoing Mozambique’s endangered wildlife… This is Niassa, the largest province in Mozambique. It is from the Niassa Reserve – an area twice the size of the Kruger National Park – that Special Assignment conducts the second part of an […]

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