TERS funds fraud - NGO Director arrested

TERS funds fraud – NGO Director arrested

The Hawks have arrested a Director of an NGO who allegedly defrauded an undisclosed amount of money in Covid-19 Temporary Employer/Employee Relief Scheme (TERS)...
The case for Western Cape Independence

The case for Western Cape Independence

There seem to be plenty of debates and discussions around Cape Independence these days.   Of course, Cape Independence is not really the goal, not...
Farm murder of Stefan Smit (62), Stellenbosch, 2 suspects arrested. Photo: FNSA

Farm murder of Stefan Smit (62), Stellenbosch, 2 suspects arrested

The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the murder of 62-year-old Stefan Smit on his wine estate in Stellenbosch on 2 June 2019, led detectives...
Shootings: Firearms recovered in Manenberg and Bishop Lavis

Shootings: Firearms recovered in Manenberg and Bishop Lavis

Committed to keeping their communities safe, members of Manenberg and Bishop Lavis arrested several suspects for possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. On Sunday, 6...
4 Arrested for illegal firearms after vehicle accident, George

4 Arrested for illegal firearms after vehicle accident, George

The vigilance of a member who attended a motor vehicle accident between Herold and Uniondale on the N9 in the early hours 6 December...
Hydroponic dagga lab uncovered, Montague Gardens

Hydroponic dagga lab uncovered, Montague Gardens

The Hawks Narcotics Enforcement Bureau (SANEB) together with Crime Intelligence and Anti-Gang Unit in Cape Town uncovered a fully operational hydroponic dagga lab in...
Hermanus serial rapist sentenced in Cape Town High Court

Hermanus serial rapist sentenced in Cape Town High Court

The Provincial FCS, Serial and Electronic Crimes Investigation Unit (SECI) of Western Cape received a serial rape investigation from Hermanus area during March 2016....
Six suspects arrested, four unlicensed firearms recovered, Cape Town

Six suspects arrested, four unlicensed firearms recovered, Cape Town

Police in the Western Cape province remain committed to make their communities safe. On Friday morning 4 December 2020, at 09:00 four males aged...
‘We will celebrate Christmas in sewage again’

‘We will celebrate Christmas in sewage again’

Households in Philippi, Cape Town, say they have had issues with overflowing sewage and blocked drains for a year. They say it is...
Rape and murder of girl (4), accused handed 55 year sentence, Cape Town

Rape and murder of girl (4), accused handed 55 year sentence,...

The Provincial Commissioner of the Western Cape, Lieutenant General Yolisa Matakata, gave praise to the investigation and prosecution teams for securing a sentence of...
Syndicate arrests: Abalone poaching, gangsterism and organised crime

Syndicate arrests: Abalone poaching, gangsterism and organised crime

On Sunday 29 November 2020 the team consisting of the South African National Defence Force, Air Force, SAPS Sea Border Patrol Unit, SAPS Air...
Drugs trafficking accused sentenced, Cape Town

Drugs trafficking accused sentenced, Cape Town

Zafar Yusuph (40) appeared in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court on 30 November 2020, and was found guilty on a charge of contravening the provision...