Hawks
Lamola confident masterminds behind riots, looting suspects will be prosecuted
With successful prosecution depending on the police's investigation methods, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said that experienced senior prosecutors had already...
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COVID-19 impacting heavily on law enforcement agencies, Scopa hears
The Hawks, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) on Tuesday briefed Parliament's finance watchdog Scopa about investigations into SOEs and private sector corruption.
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Three municipal officials connected to VBS bank looting granted bail
They were arrested by the Hawks on Monday after being linked to financial deposits to the controversial bank made by municipalities on the West Rand amounting to around R400 million.
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7 SANDF soldiers arrested for cross-border smuggling charged with fraud
Authorities said that over the past year, the soldiers allegedly accepted bribes to allow stolen cars to cross the border to Zimbabwe.
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FS pastor arrested for alleged rape of employee
He was arrested on Sunday after he allegedly attacked the woman several times at his home over the weekend and held her hostage.
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Hawks hunt fugitive for involvement in R400m Pretoria drug operation
It's alleged that the 41-year-old man was linked to a drug syndicate operating in South Africa, stockpiling large quantities of cocaine and exporting it to other countries.
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Hawks appeal for info following report that fugitive Bushiri seen in SA
Self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife, Mary, fled South Africa shortly after they were released on R200,000 bail each in their money laundering and fraud case.
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FS Hawks nab 7 people for illicit sale of electricity
The team traced the criminal network responsible for large-scale pre-paid electricity fraud and theft in various locations in the Free State.
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Hawks nab suspects for possession of R1.5m worth of abalone in Gqeberha
They were cornered in Gqeberha yesterday. When officials pulled over the vehicle, they found 430 kilograms of abalone stashed inside. They're due in court tomorrow according to the Hawk’s Yolisa Mgolodela.
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Man arrested for possession of cocaine worth R5.7m due in court
Authorities pounced on the suspect at a fuel station along the N2 Highway on Friday evening.
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High-profile businessman, 3 ex-FS gov staff arrested for Vrede farm corruption
The group were arrested in the Free State, Gauteng and Mpumalanga on Wednesday.
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EC woman in court for selling daughter, niece for sexual exploitation
The mother and two shop owners from Keiskamahoek she sold the girls to were arrested during a joint operation between the Hawks and police.
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Progress being made in clawing back money looted from SOEs, Gordhan tells MPs
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan gave MPs a brief update on efforts to recover some of the money lost when SOEs were hollowed out by state capture.
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Hawks: Corruption-accused CT DA councillor linked to food parcel funds not TERS
The Hawks initially indicated that Nora Grose allegedly facilitated the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme funding along with chairperson of the South African Religious Civic Organisation, Reuben Swartz. The DA in the Western Cape noted that this information was incorrect.
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‘The divorce is not a big deal for me’ - Norma Mngoma wraps up Zondo testimony
Norma Mngoma returned to the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture on 21 May 2021 after proceedings were abruptly ended the day before, following a security threat. Mngoma concluded her testimony moments before her estranged husband, former Minister Malusi Gigaba, appeared.
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DA ward councillor in CT charged in connection with COVID-19 corruption
Democratic Alliance (DA) member Nora Grose was charged with fraud and money laundering involving R170,000 in humanitarian funds.
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Case against duo arrested in R9.9m abalone operation remanded for a week
Officials stopped two vehicles on the N7 and found 70 boxes containing more than 23,000 units of dried abalone.
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Hawks arrest two men for possession of abalone worth R9.9m
On Monday, the Hawks, in partnership with SAPS and officials from the Environmental, Forestry and Fisheries Department, reacted to information about the transportation of illegal abalone.
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6 more suspects linked to Pretoria Fidelity base robbery arrested
The group was allegedly part of a group that made off with R24 million during the 2020 robbery.
