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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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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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Four nabbed for highjacking and one for rhino poaching

admin — Thu, 01 Oct 2015 12:17:11 +0000

Pretoria – Four suspects have been arrested for kidnapping and a car hijacking which happened over the weekend in Mpumalanga. A man was allegedly driving his Mini Cooper when two vehicles, one with flashing blue lights, ordered him to stop. Immediately when he pulled over to the side of the road the suspects pointed him […]

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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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Three Suspected Rhino Poachers Arrested

admin — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 08:12:01 +0000

Preetoria: 12 June 2015 – The South African Police Service’s National Intervention Unit and Mpumalanga Tracking Team pounced on three suspected rhino poachers in the early hours of this morning, 12 June 2015, in Acornhoek, Mpumalanga. A 30 year old South African male and a 32 year old Mozambican male were arrested at their place […]

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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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Foreign nationals sentenced for rhino poaching

admin — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 07:44:23 +0000

Pretoria: Today, the Acting National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, Major General Yoliswa Siyotula, applauded the Organised Crime Unit of the Hawks in Mpumalanga for securing two convictions against two rhino poachers. Yesterday, the White River Periodical Court handed down an eight-year sentence to Alvao Fagustino Sifundza from Mozambique for rhino poaching. […]

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