Bogus hawks investigator arrested
A 57 year old suspect is expected to appear before Parys Magistrate’s Court after he was arrested in a joint operation by the Hawks’...
Farmer ‘executed’ on his farm near Vredefort
A 71 year old cattle farmer from Vredefort in the Free State was attacked and shot dead by a group of suspects on Sunday...
Five suspects wanted for Estina dairy project still at large
Acting National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), Lieutenant-General Yolisa Matakata, says the crime busting unit is still on the hunt...
Hijacked traffic officer jumps from moving state vehicle
On the morning of 23 February 2018, at about 6:30 a traffic officer who was on duty at R57 near Heilbron attempted to stop...
MEC does not care for the poor, ignores court order, Free...
The Freedom Front Plus urged the Free State Social Development MEC, Limakatso Mahasa, to pay out overdue grants to non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
The department has...
MEC and Bloem water CEO in court, R15m tender fraud
Free State MEC for Sport, Art, Culture and Recreation Selina Leeto (58) and Bloem Water CEO Dr Limakatso Moorosi (55) appeared in the Bloemfontein...
Warrants served to 13 suspects linked to Vrede Farm case
The Hawks, working with the NPA, have commenced to serve warrants of arrest to thirteen suspects linked to the so called ‘State of Capture’...
Eight suspects get bail, strict conditions, Estina dairy project
Eight suspects linked to the Estina Dairy Project investigation appeared briefly at the Bloemfontein Regional Court on Thursday 15 February 2018, on charges of...
Three arrested in Vrede farm investigations
The Hawks have arrested three people for alleged corruption in respect of the Vrede farm investigations.
In a statement on Wednesday morning, the Hawks said...
Man (76) violently assaulted in farm attack, Reitz, FS
An elderly couple was attacked in their home on the farm in the Reitz area in the Free State on Sunday morning 11 February...
Explosives, three of ten arrested are policeman
A joint operation between the Hawks’ National Bureau of Illegal Firearms Control and Priority Violent Crimes unit (NBIFCPVC), the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID)...
‘Coffin case’, court grants leave to appeal , Bloemfontein
The Appeals Court in Bloemfontein granted the so called 'coffin two', Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Jackson, leave to appeal their sentence and conviction.
A date...
