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Woman found with SASSA cards and IDs sentenced

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Eastern Cape

Xolani Masebeni: Absa engineer accused of stealing R103m shot dead

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Western Cape

Woman caught with cocaine and heroin worth nearly R900k at CT airport

SASSA
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Woman found with SASSA cards and IDs sentenced

Manenberg IPID husband police khayelitsha
Eastern Cape

Xolani Masebeni: Absa engineer accused of stealing R103m shot dead

woman
Western Cape

Woman caught with cocaine and heroin worth nearly R900k at CT airport

Cape Town couple hawks
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MASSIVE STEAL: Heroin worth R200m stolen from Hawks offices

By Siseko Gwegwe08-11-2021 18:29

This must be one of Mzansi’s biggest ever drug scandals. Heroin worth R200 million has been stolen from the Hawks office in Port Shepstone.

JUST IN: Nigerian mafia leaders arrested for romance scams in Cape Town
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JUST IN: Nigerian mafia leaders arrested for romance scams in Cape Town

By Corné van Zyl19-10-2021 10:47

A large transnational Nigerian syndicate that preys on widows or divorcees and scamming them out of millions was arrested on Tuesday.

Total of 999 bricks of cocaine worth half a billion worth seized at Durban Harbour
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999 cocaine bricks worth half a billion worth seized at Durban Harbour

By Corné van Zyl08-08-2021 08:48

A total of 999 bricks of cocaine weighing 1000kgs with a street value of R 500 million were seized at the Durban Harbour.

Police station robber
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Police station robber nabbed, and all firearms recovered

By Corné van Zyl04-08-2021 08:36

One of three armed men who robbed the Tsineng police station robbery in Kuruman on Tuesday has been arrested. All stolen firearms recovered.

SIU welsome special tribunal order
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Seven arrested for defrauding the Department of Health of millions

By Corné van Zyl01-08-2021 14:56

An internal investigation revealed more than R8 million was paid to service providers while no evidence could be found whether the service providers rendered the actual services.

SANDF gauteng
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SANDF Captain was arrested for Cash-In-Transit heist in Oudtshoorn

By Corné van Zyl25-07-2021 17:09

The Hawks have arrested a Captain of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for a cash-in-transit heist earlier this month.

Two bogus doctors
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Two bogus North West doctors in court facing 4292 charges

By Corné van Zyl23-07-2021 18:02

Two bogus doctors have allegedly been operating for over three years in Ventersdorp and Bloemhof while charging a consultation fee of R350.

update rhino horns
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Update: Two in court for possession of 19 rhino horns worth millions

By Corné van Zyl22-07-2021 21:52

The two men, aged 48 and 53, caught with 19 rhino horns in their possession appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

Three rhino
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Two arrested for possession of 19 rhino horns in Nelspruit

By Corné van Zyl22-07-2021 09:10

Two alleged wildlife traffickers were caught with 19 rhino horns in Nelspruit. They face charges of illegal possession and selling of rhino horns.

160kg of rhino horn
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160kg of rhino horn seized in major SARS bust at OR Tambo airport

By Corné van Zyl17-07-2021 22:34

Customs officers of the South African Revenue Service (SARS) made a major bust of rhino horns weighing 160kg at the OR Tambo airport on Saturday.

Hawks arrested man for abalone
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Hawks swoop down on illicit abalone facility worth over R1.7 million

By Corné van Zyl22-06-2021 18:19

A 45-year-old man was arrested by the Hawks on Tuesday for the possession of abalone worth millions in Edgemead, Cape Town.

hitmen
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Three men convicted for illegal possession of gold-bearing material

By Corné van Zyl21-06-2021 08:00

Three men were each convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment for the illegal possession of gold-bearing material.

Two police offices arrested for copper theft
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Two police officers arrested in KwaZulu-Natal for copper theft

By Corné van Zyl20-06-2021 08:00

Two police officers and their accomplice were arrested in Umlazi, Kwazulu-Natal on Friday for the possession of 200 meters of stolen copper.

cash seized during drug bust
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Drug Bust Latest: Police arrest trio, recover drugs worth R54 million

By Lyse Comins09-05-2021 22:57

The Hawks seized drugs, vehicles and an undisclosed sum of cash when they arrested the three drug dealers during a joint operation.

gold
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Investment scam: Gold coin ‘trader’ to pay back the money

By Lyse Comins10-03-2021 16:57

The Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court ordered Eugene Rossouw to pay back a victim after he was convicted of fraud related to an investment scam

illegal miners
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Gold bars worth R61 million seized at OR Tambo, suspects arrested

By Thabo Baloyi04-01-2021 09:07

Three suspects have been arrested for attempting to smuggle 73.5 kg of gold worth an estimated R61 million and are now subject to an investigation which involves Interpol and the Hawks

Shepherd Bushiri extradition Malawi
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Hawks scratching their heads over Bushiri escape, seek info from public

By Dan Meyer25-11-2020 11:53

The Hawks have yet to establish exactly how Shepherd Bushiri and his wife escaped SA after being released on bail earlier this month.

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No contact from SA regarding Bushiri extradition – Malawi minister

By Riyaz Patel15-11-2020 07:19

Bushiri said he will only return to South Africa after five conditions are met.

Mulaudzi hawks cele
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Hawks spokesperson resigns amid questionable R3m ‘donation’

By Thabo Baloyi10-11-2020 06:43

Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi has cited personal reasons for his resignation. He was accused of unduly securing a R3 million donation to his foundation from the National Lotteries Commission

City of Tshwane electricity
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Four arrests in clampdown on illegal electricity vendors

By Mike Simpson24-10-2020 10:44

Eskom and Hawks say they are working to trace all those who illegally sell and buy cut-price prepaid electricity. Strong action promised.

Hawks kzn gauteng riots instigators
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DA wants Hawks spokesperson suspended over R3M funding saga

By Thabo Baloyi20-10-2020 13:32

The Democratic Alliance (DA) is concerned the R3 million Hangwani Mulaudzi is alleged to have received, might have influenced an investigation into the National Lotteries Commission

Managers arrested for possessi
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Managers arrested for possessing R25-million of Transnet property

By Mike Simpson10-10-2020 07:25

Two managers at a business in Alberton allegedly found in possession of railway tracks, overhead cables and other stolen infrastructure.

SASSA holiday scam
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Warning on adverts that promise to multiply your money

By Mike Simpson03-10-2020 09:00

Spiritual cleansing and rituals with ancestors are often used by con artists as a way to steal the savings of desperate or gullible people.

Gauteng dad decapitating
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Elite Hawks unit arrests two of its own on multiple charges

By Mike Simpson12-09-2020 07:48

Lieutenant-colonel and warrant officer from North West in court for theft, money laundering and other alleged crimes.

Former VBS CFO Phillip Truter
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Eighth VBS Bank Heist suspect to plead guilty, according to prosecutors

By Dan Meyer06-07-2020 13:26

Phillip Truter, previously VBS Bank’s CFO, was arrested on Saturday and made his first appearance on Monday. He was released on 50 000 bail.

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