Eastern Cape

Two Hawks officials aged between 41 and 43 at the rank of a Sergeant and Captain will appear in Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court this morning, 8 September 2023 for allegations of corruption. This is subsequent to their arrest by the Mthatha based Serious Corruption Investigation and Serious Organised Crime Investigation of the Hawks during [...]

SAPS Bethelsdorp detectives are searching for two suspects allegedly involved in a murder and attempted murder of two security guards in Kwanoxolo on the 07 September 2023. It is alleged that at about 10:00 the security officials escorted a liquor truck while doing deliveries in Peter Street, Kwanoxolo. When they reached their destination the security [...]

Gqeberha Specialised Commercial Crimes Court convicted Jonathan Simon Blow (52) on 06 September 2023 for charges of theft and fraud from his clients, Sunridge Superspar and Despatch Superspar. During the period between 03 July 2020 and 19 September 2022, Blow appointed as the accounting officer for Sunridge Superspar and Despatch Superspar was given full access [...]

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday commended the South African Police Service (SAPS) for their hard work and commitment to addressing backlogs in the analysis...

SAPS Swartkops detectives are on the hunt for three suspects following a house robbery and murder in Bluewater Bay early this morning. It is reported that at about 03:00, the lounge window of a frail care centre in Riverside Drive was forced opened and entry was gained. The suspects split up and went to the [...]

Police are investigating a case of murder after the body of a 65-year-old man was found yesterday in the farm house that is situated near R390 between Hofmeyr and Cradock. On Wednesday, 30 August 2023 around 09:30, police were summoned to a scene of murder at a farm outside Cradock. At the scene, the body [...]

Three suspects aged between 36 and 37 are expected to appear in Queenstown Magistrates’ Court on 30 August 2023 following their arrest by Queenstown based Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) of the Hawks jointly with Gqeberha SOCI, Crime Intelligence Gathering (CIG), Dog Unit (K9) and Tactical Response Team (TRT) on 29 August 2023 for allegations [...]

A Graaff-Reinet couple was released on free bail following their arrest on 23 August 2023 on charges of dealing in drugs. It is alleged that on the mentioned date, SAPS Graaff Reinet Operational Command Centre (OCC) members executed a search warrant at a house in Fred Hufkie Street in Asherville. On searching the house 990 [...]

Mkhanyisi Gcwabe (46) appeared before the Ntabankulu High Court on Thursday, 24 August 2023 where he was convicted and sentenced for a police murder. On 19 July 2022, Sergeant Mzuvukile Siphendu (40) attached to Tabase police station in Mount Fletcher was brutally murdered at Ntsundu tavern. The investigation revealed that Gcwabe had a dispute with [...]

Nelson Mandela Bay District  SAPS Commissioner, Major General Vuyisile Ncata, has commended the men and women in blue following significant arrests and confiscations that...

In an intelligence driven operation, a 27-year-old man was arrested on 24 August 2023 in the Mqanduli area for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. It is alleged that at about 02:30, a search warrant was executed by the OR Tambo Tactical Response Team and Crime Intelligence at Bizani location in Kwenxurha in the Mqanduli [...]

In a disruptive operation led by Mthatha Serious Organised Crime Investigation (SOCI) jointly with Public Order Police (POP) from Gqeberha deployed in OR Tambo district, KSD Municipality Traffic Officers, K9 Mthatha Police and Tactical Response Team (TRT) arrested two (2) suspects aged 30 and 38 for charges of possession of drugs. On 25 August 2023 [...]