CAPE TOWN – Five suspects were arrested on Tuesday, 27 January 2026, on charges of fraud, theft and money laundering following a joint operation by the Directorate for Priority Crime …
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A former Knysna police officer has been sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted on multiple charges, including corruption, fraud, forgery, and defeating the administration of justice. The …
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A father and his two daughters have been released on R20,000 bail each after appearing in court on charges linked to the alleged defrauding of a lift and hoist company …
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A Gqeberha company director has been arrested in connection with a multi-million-rand VAT fraud scheme allegedly designed to siphon more than R34 million from South Africa’s national fiscus. The Hawks’ …
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Three people — including two Department of Labour registration supervisors — have appeared in the Klerksdorp Magistrate’s Court for allegedly defrauding the department of more than R53,000 through a fraudulent …
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A Gqeberha man who promised investors a share in a luxury golf estate but instead pocketed their money has been sentenced to eight years in prison. Gregory Gavin Ferguson, 51, …
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A 56-year-old man from Eastern Cape, Zamile Nongogo, has been sentenced to six years’ imprisonment, wholly suspended, for orchestrating a vehicle fraud scheme that defrauded financial institutions of over R600,000. …
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Gauteng, South Africa – Justice Motsamai Khanyapa, 38, has been arrested in connection with a romance scam that defrauded a woman of more than R3 million. Investigations by the Hawks …
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Gauteng attorney Solomon Slom has been accused of misappropriating R39 million from a client’s trust fund, leading to his arrest and court appearance. The Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit …
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Kudakwashe Mpofu, 33, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the North West Development Corporation, was arrested by the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigations (Hawks) on January 28, 2025, for allegedly …
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