A farmer was arrested following a tip-off about a farmer who allegedly repacked expired and rotten food for delivery to different retailers, destined for human consumption. According to reports, the 30 year old farmer collects expired food from chain stores and other distributors under the auspices of feeding such food…
Mbombela traffic officer, Khanyisile Viola Nyalunga remains behind bars after her case was postponed on Tuesday. The 29 year-old traffic official was as arrested on Friday, July 28 following a failed Cash-In-Transit Heist in Hazyview. Reports reveal that last Thursday Thursday at around 13:30, a vehicle belonging to Fidelity Security…
MBOMBELA – Sentencing proceedings for Sipho Mapalala began on Thursday in the Mbombela Magistrate’s Court. This is following the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) securing a guilty plea from Mapalala in January 2023. He faces charges of corruption and bribery after attempting to bribe a Special Investigating Unit investigator to make…
The former Municipal Manager of Nkomazi Local Municipality, Muzi Daniel Ngwenya, was arrested by the Hawks for fraud, theft and contravening the Municipal Finance Management Act on Friday, 28 October. READ | Hawks arrest staff members for R60 million fraud In December 2021, Ngwenya bought a pre-owned Mercedes Benz using municipal…
MBOMBELA – Officials from the Department of Public Works, Roads and Transport appeared in the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. They are facing charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering together with directors of a company who claimed for services they did not render. READ | Community Safety officials arrested for…
The Hawks have arrested three suspects for fraud, theft and money laundering to the amount of R60 million. READ | Former municipal officials arrested for fraud Two staffers were arrested at the Mbombela Municipality and Mbombela Traffic Department, respectively. The Hawks added they will make more arrests. READ MORE | Cogta employee…
Three accused appeared at the Nelspruit Magistrate’s Court for Fraud and Contravention of the Public Finance Management Act yesterday. COGTA’s Deputy Director of Disaster Management, Raymond Manzini, Chris Manzini and Moses Ndlovu of Zalabantu Estate Trust appeared before were arrested by the Hawks’. READ | Six arrested for corruption and money laundering…
Five suspects, including two former bank officials, appeared in the Tonga Magistrate’s Court facing charges of fraud. Two former bank officials, Dorcas Nyambi, Patricia Mnisi, Cyprian Themba Magagula. Clement Shongwe and Thapelo Modika were arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Mpumalanga on Thursday, March 24. READ | SASSA fraudsters…
The HAWKS arrested six suspects employed at the Department of Education in Bushbuckridge. READ |SASSA fraudsters convicted for defrauding agency They handled payments of ex-employees and deceased beneficiaries. The primary suspect, Nomthandazo Khoza, allegedly colluded with Error Mosibudi by creating fraudulent beneficiaries of late employees. They made the payments to…
A prison warden, Tinyiko Claudia Mathebula, appeared at the Witbank Magistrate’s Court yesterday for drug dealing. The Hawks arrested her in the early hours of Thursday morning. They released her on R3 000 bail. Her case was postponed to January 27, 2022, for further investigation. READ: Drug dealers convicted for dealing…