The Hawks have swooped on a man suspected of killing a Cape Town police officer. Spokesperson for the directorate W/O Zinzi Hani said a 24-year-old man was arrested on Thursday for the murder of Sgt Simphiwe Kwepile. Kwepile, who was stationed at Nyanga police station, was killed in Mandela Park,[…]
The DA in the Northern Cape has called on Premier Zamani Saul to immediately fire Health Department HOD, Dion Theys and other officials implicated in the multi-million PPE scandal. Seven health officials including Dr Theys, Chief Financial Officer, Daniel Gaborone and Deputy Director of Finance, Victor Nyokong were arrested by[…]
Police say they have arrested a 34-year-old suspect in Pietermaritzburg in connection with pornographic images circulating online in which the faces of President Cyril Ramaphosa, Police Minister Bheki Cele and his wife are superimposed on unknown individuals. Police say the suspect will appear in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on Monday.[…]
Two prison officials have been arrested at the Goodwood Correctional Facility in Cape Town. They are allegedly involved in corrupt activities including soliciting money from offenders and smugguling drugs. They were arrested by the Hawks on Monday morning. In January, a correctional services official, as well as four other people,[…]
Six suspects have been arrested in Milnerton in Cape Town for the illegal possession of abalone worth about R2.8 million. Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani says they received information from Crime Intelligence about a vehicle en route to Cape Town, possibly transporting abalone. Hani says the driver, who was a foreign[…]
A Cape Town woman is accused of hiring a hitman to murder her policeman brother-in-law. The Hawks arrested Babalwa Rulwa-Mnatwana, 49, on Friday in connection with the murder of Sgt Sithembiso Mnatwana. The police officer, who was attached to the Cape Town Central police station, was shot dead on September[…]
The Hawks are investigating the “kidnapping” of a 17-year-old Cape Town girl who was allegedly snatched from her family’s business this week. The girl was reportedly kidnapped from her father’s spaza shop in Delft. The circumstances surrounding the incident are unclear. On Saturday, Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani told TimesLIVE the[…]
Eight more suspects allegedly linked to an international cocaine smuggling network between South Africa and Brazil were expected to face drug smuggling charges in the Belville magistrate’s court on Tuesday after handing themselves over to authorities. They were arrested in an ongoing probe by the Hawks, Australian Federal Police and[…]
LOCAL Hawks’ spokesperson Lieutenant-Colonel Philani Nkwalase has called on the community of eMalahleni in Mpumalanga to report any suspicious activity around the Transnet fuel pipelines. This follows a syndicate linked to the theft of fuel that has been damaging essential Transnet infrastructure. An alleged kingpin linked to Transnet fuel theft[…]
The Hawks in the Western Cape are seeking assistance from the public to trace three bogus doctors, two of whom failed to appear in court again after being charged with fraud and the contravention of the Medicines and Related Substances Act and the Health Professions Act. The Hawks said on[…]
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