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The Provincial Head of the Hawks, Major General Zodwa Mokoena applauded the collaboration between the Hawks, Special Investigation and the Judiciary for ensuring that the accused are traced and brought to book. The commendation followed the arrest of three more suspects; the Deputy Director of Property Management at the Department of Public Works, Sifiso Kobus

On Wednesday 14 December 2022, the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court sentenced Zamokuhle Buthelezi (33) to thirteen years imprisonment for dealing in drugs and five years of his sentence was wholly suspended. Buthelezi was arrested by the Pietermaritzburg based Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation in May 2018. Members received information about the suspect who was dealing in

Efforts to curb corruption within the transport industry led to a crime intelligence driven operation conducted by the Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit, Crime Intelligence and the Department of Transport where six suspects aged between 32 and 65 were arrested on 14 December 2022. The arrests were preceded by an investigation into irregular activities at

A takedown operation by the Provincial Organised Crime Unit, Anti-Corruption Investigation Unit, Crime Intelligence and the Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) officials resulted in the arrest of eight suspects on Wednesday, 14 December 2022. The suspects; six males and two females aged between 35 and 49, were apprehended at the Vryburg and Ganyesa municipal licensing

A taxi driver, Ngoanametwa Gibson Thobakgale (40) was sentenced for swindling an unsuspecting tender bidder by the Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on 14 December 2022. Thobakgale was a local taxi driver in 2018, and he was supposed to earn his salary from transporting the commuters. But he became greedy and decided to swindle an

Micheal Chimanzi (56), Nwabisa Ngxola and Cinderella Moropane were convicted by the Nelspruit Magistrates’ Court during their court appearance on Wednesday, 14 December 2022 on charges of fraud and money laundering where Eskom incurred losses amounting to over R2.6 million. The crime was committed between 2013 and 2019 where fraudulent invoices were submitted and paid

Vigilance by members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) in Gauteng continuously leads to successful arrests and recoveries across the province. In the early hours of Thursday morning, 15 December 2022 members of SAPS Eden Park recovered a stolen motor vehicle, an unlicensed firearm, ammunition and other items following a shootout with three suspects

Police operations by the respective units to ensure that offenders are brought to book in this province resulted in the arrest of suspects in possession of unlicensed and prohibited firearms and ammunition of Wednesday, 14 December 2022 Police members of the Maitland Flying Squad pursued information pertaining a shooting incident in Heideveld. When they entered