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Suspect linked to kidnapping of businessman’s wife after his arrest in Chinese businessman’s abduction case
The Hawks in the Eastern Cape have linked a 59-year-old man to the kidnapping of Sonam Gajjar, the wife of…
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Fake traditional healers get 10 years in jail for lying they could increase a R3 million pension payout in East London
Two bogus traditional healers have been sentenced to an effective 10 years behind bars for defrauding a man by promising…
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Hawks bust illegal lion sale operation in Potchefstroom
Two North West men appeared in the Potchefstroom Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly trying to illegally sell lions. 32-year-old…
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Traffic Dept admin clerk implicated in driver’s & learner’s license syndicate
A Free State man has appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on charges of corruption, fraud, and money laundering after…
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Hawks nab businessman over R18.3 million Human Settlements tender fraud
After a lengthy investigation, Squad Five Productions CC director Nceba Ntlokwana has been arrested by the Hawks’ Eastern Cape Serious…
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Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya denies wasteful spending on R50 000 bespoke graduation gown
Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya has defended the crime-fighting agency’s decision to splurge over R50,000 on a bespoke graduation gown. This…
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Hawks make over 500 arrests in first 3 months of 2024, nearly half of them for fraud
The Hawks made nearly 550 arrests that ended up in court in the period January to March, almost half of…
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Hawks confirm President Ramaphosa’s ex-bodyguard won’t be prosecuted over Phala Phala
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks, has confirmed that the former head of President Cyril…
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Alberton Traffic Dept employee found guilty of fraud
Alberton Traffic Department employee 44-year-old Petros Vusumuzi Mahlaba was last week convicted and sentenced on fraud-related charges. He appeared in…
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Gauteng credit controller accused of defrauding her boss of R2.8 million
A 41-year-old woman who was employed as a credit controller has been arrested on allegations of multi-million rand fraud. Rosanna…
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More arrests expected in alleged R1.2 million fraud case against IEC’s Nomsa Masuku
The Hawks are continuing their investigation into an alleged R1.2m fraud case against Electoral Commission of SA (IEC) commissioner Dr…
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Hawks reveal IEC official’s arrest took almost a decade to effect
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) says it took investigators close to 10 years to effect an arrest in…
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Trial of woman without matric who earned R1.2 million working as a teacher postponed
Forty-year-old Mpumalanga woman, Ntombelanga Pretty Labane, has appeared before the Amersfoort Magistrate’s Court after she was arrested by the Directorate…
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Gauteng woman fined R10K after she offered cops R2 000 to release arrested boyfriend
The Vosloorus Regional Court in Gauteng has sentenced 41-year-old woman, Judith Baloyi to a fine of R10,000 or three years…
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Hawks seek public assistance in manhunt for cash-in-transit heist suspects
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as Hawks) in the Eastern Cape is appealing to the public to bring…
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R8 million cocaine haul seized in Pietermaritzburg
In a bust to clamp down on the trafficking of drugs into South Africa, officers have seized a shipment of…
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Retired police officer in court for throwing away evidence after booking it
A former Mpumalanga Warrant Officer accused of allegedly disposing of evidence after booking it appeared in the Delmas Magistrates’ Court…
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Ex-vet clinic employee who pocketed over R4.8 million sent to jail
A former employee at a veterinary clinic in the Eastern Cape has been sentenced to direct imprisonment in the Gqeberha…
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3 suspects arrested and hostage rescued after Hawks follow cellphone signal
A hostage was rescued on Friday by Cape Town Hawks after they followed the victim’s cellphone signal which led them…
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Woman accused of fraudulently earning R1.2 million working as a teacher without matric, back in court
Forty-year-old Mpumalanga woman, Ntombelanga Pretty Labane, will on Thursday return to the Amersfoort Magistrate’s Court after she was arrested by…
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