Sars commissioner Tom Moyane told Parliament on Wednesday that he had not met with Hawks head Berning Ntlemeza regarding the allegations against Sars second in command Jonas Makwakwa. The Anti-Corruption Task Team and Sars were briefing Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts when the Sars commissioner told the committee that[…]
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) could charge Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and three former SA Revenue Services officials this week, the City Pressreported on Sunday. According to the publication, the Hawks had concluded its investigations into corruption, fraud and illegal spying against Gordhan, former Sars commissioners Ivan Pillay and Oupa Magashula,[…]
While Muslims around the world have condemned the actions and ideology of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIL), the South African community has to a large extent remained unscathed by the group’s presence. In recent months, however, South Africa’s role in the fight against ISIS has been called[…]
The bail application of the Thulsie brothers, Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee is expected to start in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The twins are charged with contravening the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act. Last week National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Phindi Louw told journalists outside[…]
The 20-year jail term handed down to convicted fraudster Johannes van Staden on Friday was welcomed by both the Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). Regional NPA spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said they were “delighted” by the Western Cape High Court’s ruling. Van Staden, 54, was sentenced for conducting a[…]
The Hawks’ Commercial Wing on Thursday arrested an alleged fake tax practitioner in Cape Town for fraud amounting to R691 000 following lengthy investigations, police said. Police spokesperson Captain Lloyd Ramovha said on Thursday that between 2009 and 2012, the 42-year-old suspect – a self-professed tax-consultant – would allegedly approach[…]
Human Rights Group CAGE Africa says it has noted a “disturbing trend” amongst South Africa media to label Sallahuddin (Brandon-Lee) and Yakeen (Tony-Lee) Thulsie as “terror twins”. The 23 year old brothers have been charged with three counts of contravening the Protection of Constitutional Democracy against Terrorist and Related Activities Act.[…]
Senior police officers tasked with unravelling an alleged Islamic State (IS) terror cell in South Africa were in deep discussions with prosecutors on Tuesday morning. Speaking in hushed voices in courtroom 13 at the Johannesburg Magistrates Court‚ prosecutors and officers from the Crimes Against the State unit huddled close to[…]
Human rights organisation CAGE Africa has criticised South African authorities for the manner in which two suspects were arrested, saying it” undermines their due process rights”. Brandon-Lee and Tony-Lee Thuslie were arrested in Newclare, Johannesburg at the weekend in a raid conducted by the Hawks, following a year-long intelligence operation.[…]
Two suspects, who were arrested during a raid last weekend in Azaadville in Johannesburg, have been released on R5000 bail each. This was confirmed by their lawyer Yousha Tayob, who on Thursday brought and urgent application before the Johannesburg high court to have his clients released pending trial. “We managed[…]
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