Mpumalanga

The Provincial Head of the Hawks emphasized that" As the Hawks we are determined to eradicate all sorts of criminal activity which are being committed in the province. This followed after a suspect, who had a South African Identity document with his photo attached but with someone else’s names. The suspect approached a Home Affairs [...]

NELSPRUIT - A suspect (37), identified in a case of attempted murder where police officials were targeted in Vryheid (KZN Province) has been arrested on Friday, 25 August 2023 and thanks to various stakeholders from law enforcement agencies, which include Titen Security, Valke Neighborhood Watch as well as Delmas and Devon SAPS. A report indicates [...]

NELSPRUIT - The Police at Siyabuswa are investigating a case of concealment of death following the gruesome discovery of an infant at the dumping site in Mogononong at Siyabuswa on Friday, 25 August 2023 around 12h00 pm. According to information, a certain woman whilst collecting cycling materials at the dumping site, noticed a body of [...]

NELSPRUIT - The Police at Mayflower are looking for three suspects who shot seven people at tavern in Dondonuld outside Mayflower this morning. According to information, three suspects allegedly entered into a tavern this morning 27 August 2023 at around 04:00, pointed firearms at patrons and started to rob them their belongings. They tried to [...]

NELSPRUIT - A former Police Constable (32) was arrested alongside three of his accomplices, aged between 25 and 40. The four were arrested in the early hours of Thursday, 24 August 2023 at Standerton and during their arrest, police recovered suspected stolen properties which is connected to a robbery incident which took place in the [...]

NELSPRUIT - An intelligence driven operation conducted by Ehlanzeni District Crime Intelligence Task Team led to the arrest of a 35-year-old bartender at one of the local bars in Shatale, Bushbuckridge yesterday Wednesday 23 August 2023 at about 21:00. The Task Team and Lydenburg K9 Unit followed up an information pertaining to the bartender who [...]

MPUMALANGA - Patric Patrese Jones (55) is sought by the Hawks for alleged fraud, theft, and money laundering. It is alleged that during April 2013, the accused colluded with Thandeka Innocntia Nkosi (42), who was working for Eskom as a Senior Buyer. During investigation, it was established that the family of Jones and his girlfriend [...]

MPUMALANGA – Four additional accused were arrested and added as co-accused in cash-in-transit Robbery. Their arrest followed information received by members of Provincial Organised Crime task team regarding a Flying Squad vehicle that was transporting illegal firearms on Thursday, 17 August 2023 at Malelane. Collen Suprian Nonyane (44) (a Highway patrol police Sergeant), Sunday Peace [...]

MPUMALANGA - Mduduzi Stevin Mashwama (41) a sole Director of MPGMASH Trading CC, was released on R5000-00 bail during his court appearance at Nelspruit District Court on Friday, 18 August 2023 after he was arrested by the Hawks Nelspruit based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation for fraud and theft. It is alleged that on 01 June [...]

NELSPRUIT - The Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has strongly condemned an incident in which Sergeant Vusi Elvis Siwela (38) was fatally shot. The member, together with his colleague (who is also a Sergeant) were reportedly attending to a business burglary complaint in progress at Masoyi outside White [...]

NELSPRUIT - A 45-year-old male suspect sustained some injuries after being shot by the police during his arrest. It is further reported that the man pointed the members with a firearm and attempted to pull the trigger after he was cornered whilst reportedly engaged in illegal mining. The incident is said to have occurred at [...]

NELSPRUIT - Simphiwe Mkhwanazi (19) was remanded in custody following the recovery of a 37-year-old Ellen Dlamini's body in a shallow grave in Daggakraal cemetery on Friday 11 August 2023. Dlamini was reported missing by her partner on 08 August 2023 after she was last seen leaving the local tavern with Mkhwanazi on Friday 04 [...]