Parliament has been burgled again. This latest crime comes just a few months after the SABC reported a robbery having taken place in its offices there. That embarrassing episode poured scorn on the elevated security features which were recently installed in the House. This time, not only was a computer[…]
The Hawks say neither the Guptas nor any of the politicians named in an explosive report, have asked the unit to investigate the source of leaked emails published by the media. The documents allegedly prove that the family has captured the state through its connections to government officials. More than[…]
Four men were sentenced to a combined total of 127 year in prison on Tuesday, by the Khayelitsha Regional Court for running an abalone syndicate, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) said. Spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramovha said that the group was arrested after the Hawks pounced on the[…]
A government official responsible for managing fishing allocation rights has been implicated in alleged corruption, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has said. The department said it received information about the allegations involving one of the members of the allocation team. Members of the Hawks executed a search and[…]
Ousted Hawks boss Major-General Berning Ntlemeza will apply in the High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday to interdict the Minister of Police, Fikile Mbalula. Ntlemeza’s latest legal bid is seeking to interdict Mbalula from preventing him from continuing with his duties pending the outcome of his appeal against the ruling[…]
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba’s spokesperson Tony Taverna-Turisan has accused former Hawks head Berning Ntlemeza of discouraging Hawks members from investigating corruption allegations laid by Mashaba against some city officials. Taverna-Turisan says Ntlemeza has allegedly told officers that should they carry any investigations – they will be dealt with. According to[…]
There was no evidence to suggest that the man accused of plotting to assassinate government officials is s a coup plotter, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday. Earlier, Elvis Ramosebudi appeared briefly in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on incitement to commit murder charges. He is accused of planning[…]
A man who allegedly plotted to assassinate officials perceived as state capture beneficiaries is set to make his first appearance in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday. The man, 23, was arrested in Midrand on Wednesday and charged with conspiracy to commit murder and other charges. The Hawks said that[…]
A 23-year-old man was arrested in Midrand on Wednesday for allegedly plotting to assassinate officials perceived as state capture beneficiaries, the Hawks have said in a statement. The Hawks in October last year intercepted communication material of possible assassinations which were being planned where various members of Cabinet, state-owned entities[…]
Newly appointed acting Hawks head Lieutenant General Yolisa Matakata was part of a five-person panel that appointed her predecessor Berning Ntlemeza. Matakata, along with former police minister Nathi Nhleko, Justice Minister Michael Masutha, Minister of State Security David Mahlobo and then deputy minister of police Maggie Sotyu, was part of[…]
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