Port Elizabeth – The Directorate of Priority Crime (Hawks) on Tuesday said they have seized cocaine coming from Brazil with a street value of R720 million in the Port Elizabeth docks. The bust was made at the Port Of Ngqura, Coega Harbour and netted 706 kilograms of the drug packed into one kilogram bags. The..
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Syndicates exploits SA as a trade route for illegal drugs – Cocaine worth R720m seized on ship in Port Elizabeth docks
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Some very expensive toilets I say! – Mayor of eThekwini in Hawks vision for allegations of money laundering, fraud and corruption after more than R25 million was spent on the rent and cleaning of chemical toilets
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It’s only a matter of time before the investigation unit descends to clean up the metro, which is pervaded by fraud, money laundering and corruption. eThekwini Mayor Zandile Gumede and senior ANC councillor in the metro Mondli Mthembu face the possibility of arrest by the Hawks after the completion of a lengthy investigation into allegations..
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Investigators are convinced the international extremist group ISIS could be operating in Durban
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A house in Reservoir Hills is alleged to be used as a training facility for terrorists. Eleven men have been arrested and accused of planting explosives in the city. They’re also linked to a murder at the Imam Hussain Shia mosque in May, as well as the kidnapping of a local businessman. Court papers detail..
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Terrorist threat to South Africa:- Durban ‘bomb plot’ links ISIS
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Evidence brought before the Verulam Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday has blown the case involving the infamous Durban bomb plot wide open.
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Hawks arrest Northern Cape traffic officer after finding out he issued illegal learners and driver licenses the past few years
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The Hawks, a Tactical Response Team and the Local Crime Unit arrested a traffic officer and a driving school owner who issued illegal learners and driver licenses since 2014. The two used the traffic offices in Prieska over weekends to “sell” the licenses. Both will soon appear in the court in Prieska. Read the original..
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Trevor Manuel says he is a witness, not suspect in SARS ‘rogue spy unit’ case
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Johannesburg – Former finance minister Trevor Manuel on Thursday, said he was a witness and not a suspect in the case against three former senior South African Revenue Services (Sars) officials facing charges of corruption and contravention of the Rica Act.
“I confirm that I had indeed provided the prosecution with a statement last year, under compunction of a subpoena issued in terms of section 205 of the Criminal Procedure Act.
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Today is a full day of hearings into corporate scandals in Parliament
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South African corporate scandals will be the order of the day in Parliament on Tuesday, as the standing committee on finance rolls up its sleeves for a full day of hearings into the imbroglios at Steinhoff, KPMG, VBS Mutual Bank, and the SA Revenue Service.
The committee will start by receiving briefings on Capitec Bank and VBS Mutual Bank on Tuesday morning.
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NPA wants state capture suspects extradited, says Abrahams
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The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will apply to have the suspects in state capture investigations extradited‚ said National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shaun Abrahams on Wednesday.
Abrahams was addressing parliament’s portfolio committees on justice and police in a combined sitting‚ along with Hawks head Lieutenant-General Yolisa Matakata.
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Shaun Abrahams sets deadline to communicate Zuma decision
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Cape Town – The National Director of Public Prosecutions will confirm his decision relating to the corruption charges against Jacob Zuma to the lawyers of the former president and the affected parties by March 15, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Monday.
Spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku said the State attorney’s office has written to the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac) confirming Shaun Abrahams had reached a decision and would be communicating this by the cut-off date, less than three weeks away.
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Hawks confirmed Ajay Gupta’s arrest warrant not linked to Estina Dairy
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PRETORIA – The Hawks have confirmed that a warrant of arrest has been issued for Ajay Gupta but it’s not related to the Estina Dairy Farminvestigation.
The unit’s acting head Yolisa Matakata clarified this aspect related to the case which saw eight suspects appear in court in Bloemfontein a week ago.
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Bentley‚ Lamborghini‚ Maserati – where are the Gupta cars?
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A trawl through the infamous leaked Gupta emails has unearthed an impressive and expensive collection of exotic cars that were registered to the family’s address in Saxonwold‚ Johannesburg.
A Bentley‚ Lamborghini and Maserati are among the vehicles linked to the address in correspondence contained in the leaked emails.
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Search for missing South African-British nationals deepens as traces of blood was found in car
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Anti-terrorism cops and hostage negotiators are scrambling to piece together the last known movements of a missing Cape Town couple thought to have been abducted by acolytes of terror group Isis.
The couple left their last trace at a secluded bush lodge in the rolling hills of Zululand in northern KwaZulu-Natal. What befell them from the time their 4X4 made the arduous climb on a gravel road out of the valley is unknown.
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Convicted Fraudster, Schabir Shaik is too busy to go to jail
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Schabir Shaik is not being hauled back to jail. Instead the convicted fraudster is “very busy” at his Morningside home in Durban.
On Monday as hundreds of Twitter and Facebook users shared a hoax tweet claiming that he was going to be rearrested‚ the terminally ill parolee’s schedule was full.
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#GuptaCourt: Ajay Gupta On The Run
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A source close to the investigation says Ajay Gupta is on the run. He has failed to present himself to the Hawks as agreed between the Hawks and his lawyer.
He is now considered a fugitive and has bodyguards around him.
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Gupta brother and associate arrested this morning
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A Gupta brother and one of their business associates have been arrested by the Hawks‚ sources said.
The arrests follow raids on the family’s Saxonwold compound in Johannesburg early on Wednesday morning by heavily armed Hawks officers.
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