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Explosives’ smugglers sentenced to 15 years direct imprisonment

LIMPOPO – The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation in Limpopo welcomes the conviction and sentencing of Chuma Brighton (27) by the Musina Regional Court on Thursday, 06 May 2021, for smuggling explosivesOn 17 December 2020, Brighton was travell…

Stock theft wanted suspect arrested

MTHATHA- Police conducted an operation that led to a successful arrest of the infamous stock thief, a 30-year-old male suspect from Nguqha locality in Nqwathi A/A on Thursday, 06 May 2021.The suspect has been evading arrest for various criminal offense…

Two suspects arrested with a stolen vehicle

WESTERN CAPE – Members attached to Flying Squad who are strategically deployed to combat crime in the Goodwood area, today were patrolling when they observed a white Toyota Tazz that appeared suspicious, upon investigating the members discovered that t…

Credit card fraudster arrested at his workplace

PRETORIA – The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team caught up with Norman Bafana Chauke (31) for banking cards related fraud and theft amounting to at least R70 000 at this stage.The team pounced on Chauke at a well-known finance services…

US Tries to Help Resolve Ethiopian Dam Dispute

The United States is again stepping into efforts to resolve a dispute over Ethiopia’s massive hydropower dam along an important Nile tributary.The new U.S. envoy to the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, is visiting Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia thi…

South Africa: ANC in power struggle over corruption allegations

PRETORIA, The secretary-general of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) has refused to comply with his suspension after being charged with corruption.The dispute illustrates a power struggle within the governing party.Ace Magashule denies the…

US-backed vaccine patent waiver: pros and cons explained

The Biden administration has now agreed to back a proposal to suspend intellectual property protection for COVID vaccines. This is a break from US government’s long-held position on strong intellectual property protection, which has also been supported…

Limpopo drug dealer to spend four years behind bars

LIMPOPO – Zanele Phineas Ngobeni (38) was convicted and sentenced for dealing in drugs by the Mahwelereng Regional Court on 06 May 2021.In 2016, the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation registered a project dubbed “Dundee”. This was aimed at ad…

O Kae Molao Operation yielded positive results

KEMPTON PARK – Operation O Kae Molao was held in Kempton Park area which yielded positive results, where 16 suspects were arrested.It was a joint operation between SAPS and other law enforcement agencies. In this Operation road block and VCP were held,…

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