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2 men sentenced for swiping over R35K fraudulently from motorists at Mpumalanga toll gate
Two men, Erick Thulani Phiri, and Lourens Zitha, have been sentenced for using fraudulent credit cards to swipe for motorists…
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Free State health deputy director in court over allegations of falsifying qualifications
Mmulutsi Winston Mokwai, 42, a Deputy Director in the Free State Department of Health, found himself at the centre of…
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Fake Home Affairs official and 2 Ethiopian nationals arrested for passport fraud
A bogus home affairs employee was arrested in Secunda for allegedly colluding with two Ethiopian nationals in passport fraud and…
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Babel Restaurant vows full compliance with employment laws after EFF visit
The managers of restaurant Babel met with members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) on Monday after the establishment faced…
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2 SAPS VIP Protection officers found guilty of stealing R60K they found at a shopping mall
Two police officers found guilty of stealing R60,000 have been ordered to pay back half the money or go to…
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Hawks swoop on 14 alleged crooked drivers licensing officials after undercover investigation
Fourteen suspects aged 34 and 59, were arrested on Monday in Mpumalanga for issuing learners and driver’s licences to applicants…
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Labour Minister says Menlyn’s Babel restaurant owes workers over R560,000 in unpaid wages
The joint inspection operation carried out at Menlyn’s swanky Babel Restaurant and the nearby Ocean Basket has found both eateries…
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2 suspected illegal mining kingpins in Limpopo court following R20 million chrome bust
Two suspected illegal mining kingpins, aged 63 and 31, are on Monday scheduled to appear in a Limpopo court on…
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2 alleged mining kingpins arrested in Limpopo with Chrome worth R20 million
Two alleged illegal mining kingpins, one of them a pensioner, are expected to appear in court on Monday for possession…
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2 Limpopo traffic officials charged with corruption over R200 bribe
Two provincial traffic officials from Limpopo appeared in the Groblersdal Magistrate’s Court on Monday, September 9, on a charge of…
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Man arrested for attempted murder of Dutch tourists
A 42-year-old suspect will appear before the Barberton Magistrate’s Court next week facing charges of attempted murder and robbery involving…
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Ex-Ditsobotla municipality CFO arrested for R500K fraud released on R5,000 bail
Former Ditsobotla Local Municipality chief financial officer, Radikashu Isaac Tsie has appeared before the Lichtenburg Magistrate’s Court on charges of…
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Hawks arrest 4 more cops in connection with extortion of Phoenix businessman
Four more policemen have been arrested in connection with allegations they attempted to extort R100,000 from a Phoenix businessman. On…
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Attorney in court for theft of Road Accident Fund money
An Eastern Cape attorney is alleged to have stolen money from the Road Accident Fund (RAF) that was meant for…
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Mpumalanga weigh bridge master in court facing corruption charges
A 48-year-old weigh bridge master who was arrested by the Hawks for allegedly requesting a bribe from a truck driver…
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Joburg Flying Squad members arrested for allegedly trying to extort R100K from Phoenix man
Four policemen were arrested in connection with corruption, in which they allegedly tried to extort almost R100,000 from a Phoenix…
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Thembi Simelane: I don’t have a choice to be investigated or not over VBS loan
Embattled justice minister Thembi Simelane said she will welcome any investigation into whether she benefited from the Venda Building Society…
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Sassa R4 million grant cash robber gets 8 years direct imprisonment
Yamkela Sima Jacobs will serve eight years of direct imprisonment following 13 counts of robbery with aggravating circumstances. The South…
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Lawyer and ex-municipal manager appear in court for defrauding municipality out of R460K
A director of a law firm and a former senior municipal official have had to go before the justice system…
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Gqeberha law firm accountant found guilty of fleecing R17 million from client accounts
A former law firm trust accountant has been found guilty of fraud amounting to R17 million. Liezel Badenhorst was convicted…
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Police Minister has high praise for Hawks as ex-Prasa head Dan Mtimkhulu jailed
Police Minister Senzo Mchunu has praised the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (the Hawks) for securing the conviction and sentencing…
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R400 million recovered so far as state capture investigations continue
The task team dedicated to prioritizing state capture cases has recovered R400 million and more than 20 people have appeared…
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Uruguayan businessman Gaston Savoi found guilty of defrauding govt 20 years ago, to pay back R80 million
Almost 20 years after the Northern Cape Department of Health was defrauded, one of the accused has been sentenced. Gaston…
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Cameroonian nationals arrested for allegedly manufacturing counterfeit currency
Two Cameroonian nationals appeared in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng on Wednesday for allegedly manufacturing counterfeit currency from South…
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City Parks employee nabbed in connection with CIT heists
A City Parks employee has appeared in the Booysens Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng on Wednesday for his alleged link to…
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Convicted man loses Ford Ranger bakkie & sentenced to 12 years behind bars
The Polokwane Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Limpopo sentenced 36-year-old Makinya Nicodemus Phalama to six years in jail after convicting…
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Home Affairs Minister says Chidimma Adetshina’s mom has right to travel outside SA despite corruption case against her
Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber said that the mother of former Miss SA contestant, Chidimma Adetshina, had a right to…
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4 suspects arrested in connection with West Rand policewoman killing
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) in Gauteng has arrested four men suspected of being involved in the brutal…
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Prosecution slams Nafiz Modack for allegedly trying to mislead court
The prosecution has slammed the alleged underworld gang boss, Nafiz Modack, for allegedly trying to mislead the court on Monday…
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Hawks conduct busts worth R1 billion in first quarter
Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) head Lieutenant-General advocate Godfrey Lebeya said at the weekend that in the first quarter…
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Hawks: Gauteng retains lead as hub for serious crime in SA
The Gauteng province retains its lead as the hub for serious crime in the country. This was revealed at a…
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Suspects en route from Gauteng to Cape Town nabbed with R4.9 million worth of drugs
Two suspects are expected to appear in the Strand Magistrate’s Court on Monday in the Western Cape on charges of…
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Hawks launch manhunt for cash-in-transit suspects
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (known as Hawks) has launched a manhunt for three wanted suspects for attempted murder,…
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Husband & accomplice sentenced for murder of pregnant Gauteng policewoman Prudence Masuku
The High Court in Pretoria, sitting in Benoni, sentenced James Veli Masuku, 36, and his co-accused Xolani Lawrence Dlamini, 31,…
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Attorney released on R2K bail after he allegedly fled with his handcuffed client
A 35-year-old attorney, Austin Mabasa, was on Friday released on bail after he was arrested for allegedly aiding a person…
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Attorney arrested after he allegedly fled at high speed with his handcuffed client
A 35-year-old attorney was arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, also known as the Hawks, for allegedly aiding…
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AFU seizes R29 million Durban warehouse allegedly used for drug manufacturing
A warehouse situated in the Riverhose Valley in Durban has been seized by the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) in KwaZulu-Natal.…
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Hawks investigate Chidimma Adetshina’s mother for identity theft
The mother of controversial former Miss SA contestant Chidimma Adetshina could be facing criminal action for identity theft. On Tuesday,…
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Authorities urge the public to assist in tracing fraud & tax evasion suspect
When 52-year-old Neliswa Elizabeth Nofilita appeared in the East London Magistrate’s Court on March 24, 2023, charged with tax fraud,…
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Free State Gambling and Liquor Authority district manager arrested for corruption
A Free State Gambling and Liquor Authority district manager is expected to appear in the Bethlehem Magistrate’s Court on Monday…
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Nigerian man in North West court for alleged possession of crystal meth & cocaine worth R160K
A 41-year-old Nigerian national will on Monday appear in a North West court after he was arrested by police for…
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Cross-examination of Hawks officer set to get underway in Nafiz Modack trial
The trial of alleged underworld crime boss, Nafiz Modack, is set to continue on Monday, with his defence attorney ready…
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Arthur Baker sentenced to 3 years or R120,000 fine for fraud
Company director Arthur Wright Baker was sentenced to three years in prison or pay R120,000 fine for fraud. Emergency ResQ,…
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Mall assistant manager convicted of gift card vouchers fraud of over R700K
An assistant manager at a shopping mall in the Eastern Cape has been convicted of fraud amounting to over R700,000.…
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Ugandan boyfriend & alleged prophetess in court after Limpopo woman lost R650,000
A 27-year-old alleged romance scammer and his 32-year-old accomplice are on Wednesday appearing in court after they were arrested in…
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Kidnapped woman rescued & reunited with her family
Rajathi Gnanaraj, the Gqeberha woman who was snatched by seven balaclava-clad criminals has been reunited with her family. The Directorate…
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Court orders deportation of Mozambican nationals who entered SA without passports
Sixteen Mozambican nationals, who were intercepted while travelling into South Africa without documentation, were ordered to be deported during sentencing…
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2 of 5 men linked to foiled cash-in-transit heist in Cape Town re-arrested
Two of the five men linked to a foiled cash-in-transit heist in Cape Town have been re-arrested by the Hawks.…
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Police crime intelligence officers arrested after Joburg man was kidnapped, assaulted & robbed of R180K
Four police officers attached to the crime intelligence unit and two civilians have been arrested by the Directorate for Priority…
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Nafiz Modack trial to focus on money laundering and fraud charges
The high-profile trial of alleged gang boss, Nafiz Modack, is set to continue on Monday, with the spotlight on money…
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