The Hawks raided 15 Durban homes in a R700m corruption probe. Gallo Images / Sowetan / Tiro Ramatlhatse The Hawks raided 15 properties in an ongoing investigation into corruption to the tune of R700m at the eThekwini Municipality Water and Sanitation Unit. The R700m was allegedly charged for services that were never carried out. No arrests were made.The…
The Hawks have made an arrest. PHOTO: Felix Dlangamandla, Gallo Images, Netwerk24 The Hawks arrested a senior Nelson Mandela Bay metro official and a businesswoman for fraud in early morning operations on Friday.Hawks spokesperson Lwando Zenzile said the official allegedly accepted a bribe of R900 000 from the contractor in exchange for a housing tender.The…
The Hawks have three people for alleged fraud and money laundering. Felix Dlangamandla, Gallo Images, Netwerk24 Sedibeng District Municipal manager and former social development HOD Stanley Khanyile is accused of authorising two questionable payments.Khanyile, appeared in court alongside Umhlanga businessman and chartered accountant Poovandaren Chetty and advocate Vuyokazi Sangoni.The trio has been granted bail.Former Eastern…
Members of the Hawks with the cigarettes seized in Mokopane. The Hawks in Limpopo have smoked out a clandestine cigarette warehouse in Mokopane and seized illicit cigarettes worth more than R700 000.According to Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation spokesperson Captain Matimba Maluleke, the Hawks received a tip-off about a storage facility in Mokopane where illicit…
The Hawks in Rustenberg have arrested two men for imperonating lawyers.The men claimed to be representing two suspects arrested earlier for stealing diesel worth R480 000.The men attempted to bribe a police officer investigating the case.Two men have been arrested by the Hawks in Rustenburg for impersonating the lawyers of two people caught allegedly stealing…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…