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Woman with fake qualifications earned over R1,2 million working as a teacher
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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Hawks raid Home Affairs offices amid corruption tip-off
The Hawks and SIU raided a Pretoria home affairs office on Friday as part of investigations into alleged maladministration and…
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Ex-bookkeeper arrested on allegations of R1.6 million tax fraud
A 40-year-old bookkeeper has been arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (known as the Hawks) over allegations of…
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Wanted police killer expected in court
An alleged police killer is expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on murder charges. Xolisa Lufutha,…
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Hawks arrest 6th suspect in the kidnapping of an Eastern Cape businessman
Another person has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping of a foreign national in the Eastern Cape in November…
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Hawks arrest Parks and Tourism Board official over theft of R9 million rhino horns
An employee of the North West Parks and Tourism Board is on Thursday scheduled to appeared before the Mmabatho Magistrate’s…
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Sihle Zikalala orders full probe of Public Works Dept’s internal ICT system after breaches
Public Works Minister Sihle Zikalala ordered a full forensic investigation into its internal information communication technology, saying the system was…
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2 men arrested in connection with murder of Durban cop Jairus Govender, killed on the N2 highway
Police have made a breakthrough in the murder of Durban cop Constable Jairus Joshua Govender who was shot and killed…
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Ex-KZN Department of Home Affairs official nabbed for allegedly selling passports to R3 000 to foreigners
A 34-year-old former employee at the Department of Home Affairs arrested of fraud and corruption charges will spend the weekend…
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Fake service provider sentenced on money laundering charges
A woman who posed as a bogus service provider to a local municipality in the Free State has been sentenced…
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Thai man jailed for alleged human trafficking
A Thai national, who is in South Africa illegally, was remanded by the Germiston Magistrate’s Court after being charged with…
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Businessman in trouble for allegedly pocketing R300K from Covid-19 TERS Fund without paying workers
A 34-year-old Eastern Cape businessman was the latest to appear in court over allegations of Covid-19 Temporary Employer Relief Scheme…
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141 suspected illegal immigrants nabbed
The military, police, and Hawks have swopped down to close an illegal mining operation in the North West recently, arresting…
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Nafiz Modack trial: Ex-Hawks officer to take stand as State’s third witness
A former Hawks officer and the State’s third witness is expected to testify in the high-profile trial against alleged underworld…
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Ex-Eastern Cape Health spokesperson accused of submitting fake matric certificate, granted R30K bail
The former spokesperson of the Eastern Cape’s Department of Health has been granted R30,000 bail after he was arrested this…
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Hawks arrest Eastern Cape Health Dept spokesperson on charges of fraud, forgery & uttering
The Hawks have arrested Eastern Cape’s Department of Health spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo, on charges of fraud, forgery, and uttering. It’s…
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Employee exposes colleagues’ alleged plan to scam Sassa
Two South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) employees are due to appear in court after a colleague lifted the lid…
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Siblings fined R10K and R50K respectively after defrauding SARS of R1 million
The Witbank Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga has convicted and sentenced Godfrey Thembikuhle Mgidi, 36, and Christina Ncazane Mgidi, 50, for…
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Ex-municipal clerk who increased salaries without authorisation sentenced
A former municipal clerk has been convicted and sentenced in the Peddie Regional Court in the Eastern Cape. Ntombozuko Mgoqi,…
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R15 million worth of cocaine seized at Richards Bay port
Police have confiscated R15-million worth of cocaine at a port in KwaZulu-Natal. Several international and local authorities, including the Hawks,…
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