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On Tuesday 6 December 2022, the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court convicted and sentenced Zolile Zikalala (42) to ten years imprisonment or to pay a fine of R1 million for dealing in drugs. In October 2020 two accused, Zolile Zikalala (42) and Katlego Phahlane (26) were intercepted on the N3 near Hilton in Pietermaritzburg. They were found

The Hawks’ in the Western Cape have secured three sentences on different cases , one is for illegal possession of firearm, ammunition and drugs, second one is theft of trust funds and the third one is of fraud and theft. . Nabeel Khan (32) was sentenced to five (5) years direct imprisonment on 5 December

In a shocking case of corporate skullduggery, three of the Spar Group’s senior executives are accused of serious fraud caused by misrepresentations and non-dislocures made in two of the country’s High Courts. AfriForum’s Private Prosecution Unit has helped Chris and Harry Giannacopoulos and their family’s group of companies (Giannacopoulos Group) file criminal complaints of fraud

Operation Vala Konke continues to clamp down on criminal activities and successfully put perpetrators of crime behind bars. On Thursday, 8 December 2022, members of Prieska Visible Policing acted swiftly subsequent to receiving a tip-off about suspicious stock theft incident on the R357 road. The team responded swiftly and caught the suspects red-handed with a

An elderly man (62) is expected to appear before the Barberton Magistrate’s Court on Thursday 8 December 2022 on allegations of unlawful possession of a R5 assault rifle and ammunition. According to information, a team of investigators successfully traced the suspect who was sought for pointing of firearm in Santigo farm, Barberton on Wednesday 7

Springbok Highway Patrol received information about alleged succulent poacher, operationalised it and arrested one male with Conophytums worth about R1.6 million. During the early hours of 8 December 2022, members of Garies SAPS swiftly responded on the information regarding a suspicious person traveling from Springbok to Cape Town by bus. The bus was intercepted, stopped

Ryno Swanepoel (52) was given 24 months direct imprisonment by Gqeberha Magistrate’s court and had his R80 000-00 worth Citroen sedan forfeited to the State on 6 December 2022. This is subsequent to his arrest by Gqeberha Serious Organised Crime Investigation team of the Hawks on 19 July 2021. He made quite a number of

Vigilant members of the Springbok Detectives, Springbok Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit, K9 Unit and High Way Patrol confiscated a consignment of uncut diamonds, unlicensed firearm including undisclosed amount of cash. The team of detectives were busy with tracing operations of daily wanted suspects in Springbok on Wednesday, 7 December 2022 at approximately 23:50

With Festive Season Operations still in full swing, Provincial Security Clusters joined hands to fight crime in the Free State. The holiday season is the time when families visit one another and still need to be safe. Men and women in blue continue to conform to their mandate as specified in the Constitution, among others,