arrests made today in south africa

Arrests made in mob killing of alleged house robber in Eastern Cape | News24 news24.com - Riaan Grobler. Earlier this year. Coronavirus: South African policeman arrested for killing man who broke lockdown rules Victim was fatally shot after officers followed him … They are accused of accessing a trust account with approximately R5 million intended for the municipality, using falfisified invoices. JOHANNESBURG - The South African Police Service says several arrests have been made, as stop and search operations continue in Sebokeng, West of Johannesburg. It is alleged that his employer lost R60 million because of fraudulent invoices that were paid for stock that was never delivered at their warehouse. Malibongwe Gudwana, his mother Thandiwe, and the 14-year-old victim’s aunt, were sentenced to a collective 80 years’ imprisonment for charges of rape and human trafficking. That was Wine’s second arrest since he was nominated to run for president, and one of many he has endured since 2017, when he won a seat in a by-election to become an MP on the ticket of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC). They allegedly demanded a 10% payment for each transaction. South Africa's total coronavirus infections since the first case in March crossed a million on Sunday, its Health Ministry said, just days after a new faster spreading variant was confirmed to be present in the country. The suspects allegedly issued roadworthy certificates for vehicles that were never tested and illegally registered vehicles that were deregistered. News24 reported that the Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Investigation Unit in Pretoria apprehended Suman Panday, 42, CEO of Blackie Plastics, and Madikana Gerald Mapokgola, 31, a stock clerk at Day Break Farm in Centurion, during an operation at Emperors Palace in Kempton Park. Four former senior Gauteng government officials were arrested by the Hawks last month for alleged tender irregularities committed at the Gauteng Department of Health in 2007. She faces charges of corruption, fraud and money laundering for her alleged role in ensuring that a R191 million contract to supply emergency warning equipment to the police went to Instrumentation for Traffic Law Enforcement in 2017, News24 reported. He had earlier testified before the Zondo Commission that he received more than R600 000 from Sodi's company. Cyril Ramaphosa, South African President has announced that the country will move back to lockdown level 3, taking effect from tonight, December 28. Former ANC MP Vincent Smith handed himself over to police at the Alberton police station last week. South Africa arrests 55 for flouting coronavirus lockdown Police in South Africa say they have arrested 55 people on the first day of the country's coronavirus-induced lockdown. In February last year, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants stripped Ramavhunga of his registration. Colonial racism. he Hawks arrested Nonhlanhla Pamela Hlongwa, a supply chain manager in KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala's office, on Friday, have been placed on precautionary suspension, Hawks raided the offices of prominent ANC donor and businessman Thulani Majola's firm LTE Consulting. In 2019, South Africa made a minimal advancement in efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. He allegedly took a bribe of R7.4 million to look the other way. One was first discovered in Britain and South Africa. Members of the Johannesburg Metro Police Department check commuters’ documents at a roadblock. Posted on September 12, 2020 by Sundance In a rather disconcerting sequence of events many of the west coast forest fires are now being attributed to intentional arson. "Today I got the news from the Dutch police that arrests were made in the case of my home robbery back in August." Photo: Arisa Janse van Rensburg, Ernest Nesane and Paul Magula (second and last from right). Last week, the Hawks arrested Naaym Hardien (44), who was employed by Sedibeng Breweries as the materials planner. Two people, aged 34 and 35, have been arrested by Motherwell police in the Eastern Cape for the alleged killing of a 50-year-old man on 29 … Chinese nationals arrested for human trafficking. The bulk of these cases involved the fraudulent re-issuance of Sassa or South African Post Office cards resulting in genuine grant beneficiaries not receiving their money, News24 reported. Former Msunduzi municipal manager Thabane Zulu was also arrested on Wednesday as one of those connected to the contentious asbestos audit deal in the Free State. Some 72 people – including 14 post office employees - have been arrested in recent months for defrauding the SA Social Security Agency (Sassa). The legislation and activists behind it have several parallels to similar efforts in South Africa. She appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes Court together with three service providers - Ashley Mervyn Rose, Ntombipela Majozi and Sybil Nompumelelo Motaung. Around 57 people are murdered in South Africa every day. His mother was sentenced to 10 years for human trafficking and three years for kidnapping, and the aunt to 12 years imprisonment for human trafficking. This week, Mulaudzi resigned amid allegations about the National Lottery Commission. For 10 years minimum,’ says Justice Project SA. READ | Angelo Agrizzi’s big Bosasa corruption bill: Liquidators seek R91m. (Gallo Images / Netwerk24 / Felix Dlangamandla), All JSE data is delayed by at least 15 minutes, VBS still owes more than 5,000 people small sums of money – but they have another year to claim, KPMG faces a R230 million fine in the UK for a failed bank audit that, unlike VBS in South Africa, was an honest mistake, SARS employee arrested after alleged offer to write off tax debt for R20,000, *Copyright © 2021 Business Insider Inc.All rights reserved.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, A warrant for the arrest of former Free State premier Ace Magashule was issued on Tuesday, 257 police officers have now been arrested in connection with 178 corruption cases, the executive mayor of the JB Marks municipality, Kgotso Moses Khumalo, All the cases Major 1 ‘prophet’ Shepherd Bushiri is facing in court, Home Affairs has also suspended two senior officials, siphoning R3.1 million since 2012 for her personal benefit, The Hawks recently arrested a couple from the Eastern Cape on charges of tax fraud, was recently arrested after allegedly attempting to bribe her way to a promotion, they allegedly colluded to siphon about R300,000 from the department, two traffic officers were arrested after they allegedly impounded a truck, Philip Truter entered into a plea bargain with the NPA, may have personally received more than R300 million from the bank, was charged in the past week charged for his role in making the payments to Smith, Hawks arrested ousted Mangaung mayor and former provincial human settlements MEC Olly Mlamlel, WATCH | More woes for Edwin Sodi as AFU seizes luxury cars, including Ferrari and Bentley. The government launched the Prevention and Combating of Trafficking in Persons National Policy Framework to help government agencies improve capacity … The Hawks arrested VBS ‘kingpin’ Tshifhiwa Matodzi in an early morning raid in June this year. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg with gold bars weighing 73.5 kilograms (162 pounds) in their carry-on luggage. 4. Truter, along with former VBS chairman Tshifhiwa Matodzi and two other execs, Andile Ramavhunga and Phophi Mukhodobwane, are accused of siphoning money through various accounts between April 2016 and March 2018. The protests were crushed, spilling blood, according to several human rights group. Some R3.5 billion of wrongful payments have already been recouped. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla, From left: Manase Makgatho, Maphala Mosena, Eric Makgatho and Stanford Maila. A Limpopo police official, Mokwape Bettie Malatji,  was recently arrested after allegedly attempting to bribe her way to a promotion. But he has decried the investigation into the bank as a "racist farce". South Africa– Blue Sky Publications (Pty) Ltd T/A TheSouthAfrican Number: 2005/028472/07. Eleven senior government officials were arrested at the end-October, including current serving MP Bongani Bongo, for alleged fraud during 2011 and 2012 in Mpumalanga. In South Africa, targeted killings of minority white farmers have risen sharply over the past 15 years. Omotoso’s third bail application was recently dismissed. He has maintained his innocence. Malatji allegedly offered the deputy provincial commissioner R5,000 for a promotion to a recently advertised post. It is understood that Ngobeni had agreed to appear in court alongside her co-accused, but then reneged. Naturally, with crime being prevalent in South Africa, the SAPS often have to make quick decisions in an attempt to be pro-active, and, yes, mistakes happen. Lepota Eric Makgatho, 70, is the former chairperson of the Limpopo Makgatho Community Property Association. VBS CEO Andile Ramavhunga also appeared in court in July this year for his alleged role in the scandal. The majority of the charges are in connection with the R37.5 million sale and purchase of a farm in Naauwpoort, Emalahleni, by the Mpumalanga department of human settlements, ostensibly on behalf of eMalahleni Municipality. He handed himself over to the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit in Polokwane on Saturday. Biden has claimed on the campaign trail in recent weeks that he was arrested in the 1970s while trying to visit Mandela, the former president of South Africa. A week is a long time in politics, said former British prime minister Harold Wilson. The data summarizing the year 2016 (PDF) shows that 680 individuals were arrested or killed nationally as a result of law enforcement and anti-poaching actions in South Africa. Eleven people have been arrested as the Special Investigating Unit (SIU)l accused of benefiting from illegal UIF COVID-19 TERS payments. 2400 Washington Ave. Newport News, VA 23607 Phone: 757-933-2311 Email: [email protected] Emergency: 911 Police non-emergency: 757-247-2500 Freedom of Information Act The Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit arrested Makgatho at his home on Friday evening. Two Gauteng Health Department officials were arrested last month on allegations that they allegedly colluded and fraudulently altered a purchasing order to deliver dressing wound adhesives for some R456,000. The case relates to a R230-million contract to remove asbestos from houses in the Free State - with only R21-million worth of work alleged to have been completed. It is alleged the accused stole almost R5 million from the association. Eight officials of the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries have been placed on precautionary suspension after irregularities were found in nine tenders, worth more than R2 billion. Malibongwe was given 55 years imprisonment for rape, human trafficking, kidnapping and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. South Africa has reported a "grim milestone" with 844 deaths and 20000 new Covid cases reported in 24 hours on Wednesday, sparking fears of stricter lockdown measures as the country battles with an influx of immigrants from neighboring Zimbabwe. South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (Hawks) have made several arrests in the fight against human trafficking, with the following being the most notable The money was paid to day care centres which are not registered with the department. str-cma/lc/pvh Former head of department and accounting officer for the Gauteng health department Sybil Ngcobo, former chief director of Information and Communications Technology Mmakgosi Mosupi, former director of Supply Chain Management Valdis Romaano, and former deputy director general and head of Executive Support Programme Manager Obakeng Mookeletsi  allegedly received kickbacks for their role in ensuring that the contract was awarded to an “undeserving entity”, according to the Hawks. More than 100 people – many in the police as well as in provincial and municipal governments – have now been arrested, as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the Hawks appear to be making good on their promises to prosecute those involved in numerous corruption scandals. Statistically, four out of every 10 South Africans are jobless.. Dembovsky also questioned the legitimacy of the arrests. Maphala Lazarus Mosena is the second co-accused in the Limpopo Makgatho Community Property Association. Samuel Maredi, a station commander at the Kempton Park police station, and Zoleka Joyce Kuboni, a station commander at Roodepoort, appeared in court and have been granted bail. For more articles, go to www.BusinessInsider.co.za. LTE was involved in a disastrous project to supply Giyani and other villages in Limpopo with water. Moloko Stanford Maila  is a former ANC Member of Parliament. So far 28 people – including the alleged underworld boss Nafiz Modack – were arrested as part of the licence fraud scheme. The husband was an employee of the Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Monday another ban on alcohol sales in the country, saying that "reckless behavior due to alcohol intoxication has contributed to increased transmission" of the coronavirus.South Africa has recorded more than 1 million coronavirus cases, with nearly 27,000 deaths. Last week, the Hawks arrested 15 alleged members of the syndicate in the Free State, Limpopo, Eastern Cape and Gauteng. He said the courts were robbing him of his freedom as no new evidence was presented by the defence since his previous bail bid in 2017. © 2021 Independent Online and affiliated companies. The fake coronavirus stories spreading in Africa South Africa, which has 1,655 confirmed cases of coronavirus, including 11 deaths, is now in the second week of one of the world's strictest lockdowns. The case involves an information technology maintenance programme at the department, which was supposed to cost no more than R57 million for a period of three years. During the joint Blitz operation, 91 Malawian nationals were found in the factory, of which 37 of them were children. Former civil rights activist and Georgia congressman Andrew Young was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in the late 1970s when Biden visited South Africa. The PIC lost about R350 million when VBS collapsed. Ramaphosa said that the move is … He received payments of more than R23 million from the bank, according to the state's charge sheet. Last month, deputy national police commissioner Bonang Mngwenya was arrested in a pre-dawn raid. Eunice Mayizole, 40, and Mongezi Sikhumbuzo Mayizole, 47, told locals they were tax practitioners and registered taxpayers on the SARS e-filing system. Seventeen of the accused are police officers. Last week he and businessman Abel Manyike were granted bail of R50,000 in the Bloemfontein High Court. A former municipal manager in the Northwest, Cassius Sebatane Sejake (45)) was arrested by the Hawks after allegedly failing to follow processes in the awarding of tenders of almost R6 million between 2018 and 2019. Photograph: Mike Hutchings/Reuters A g e n c e F r a n c e - P r e s s e According to the National Prosecuting Authority, the accused, together with Willah Joseph and Zethu Mudolo, allegedly defrauded investors to the tune of more than R102 million through an investment scheme. He allegedly approached a client whose municipal account was in arrears of approximately R1 million and offered to cancel the debt in exchange for a payment. A Durban-based CEO and a stock clerk were arrested after allegedly trying to bribe a chicken farm employee with R60,000 to influence a tender. Unfortunately, sometimes mistakes are made. Hlongwa’s PA, Nomusa Zwake, a service provider Gugu Kheswa, as well as admin clerk Njabulo Makhathini and admin officer Sithembiso Msomi, also face charges. The 69-year-old has expressed his view on the recent arrests made by the SAPS in the controversial murder case ... the former South Africa under … A technician at a North West municipality was arrested by the Hawks last week after he allegedly offered to cancel a client's R1 million municipal debt for R112,000, News24 reported. The money was allegedly paid into his trust account by the Road Accident Fund. This week, a former Limpopo attorney, Maboku Solomon Maponya, was arrested for allegedly stealing R6 million meant for road accident victims, News24 reported. He was charged after keeping three girls hostage in a dungeon, where they were raped and forced to smoke a drug called “rock”. By the late 1950s, more than 80 percent of South Africa’s land was owned by whites, and non-whites had to carry documents allowing them to enter restricted areas. News and analysis from the BBC's Focus on Africa. This is a response to the news of a new strain of the coronavirus in these countries. News24 reported that at the end of October, two traffic officers were arrested after they allegedly impounded a truck on the R101 in North West for unspecified reasons, and later demanded a R5 000 payment. Prophet Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary. No work opportunities. Meanwhile, co-accused Norman Bridger, was sentenced to 20 years for racketeering. The Hawks arrested ousted Mangaung mayor and former provincial human settlements MEC Olly Mlamleli on Wednesday morning relating to a controversial asbestos removal contract. The Africa Today podcast is published from Monday to Friday. However, it is an entirely different story when the police do not conduct a thorough investigation, display blatant negligence or arrest an innocent person. Last month, the executive mayor of the JB Marks municipality, Kgotso Moses Khumalo, and a municipal director, Cyril Hendry, were arrested by the Hawks in the North West on charges of fraud and theft involving R5 million. Every day in South Africa, 189 people get mugged on the street, 53 houses and 51 businesses are robbed, 31 cars are hijacked, and 47 people are … He appeared in the Polokwane Magistrate's Court on Monday with three others in connection with a theft case of R4.8 million, involving the Limpopo Makgatho Community Property Association. Arson Arrests Being Made Across the West Coast – Multiple Fires Identified as Arson – 27 People Killed, Dozens Missing…. PHOTO: Getty Images South African police … Get the best of our site delivered to your inbox every day. They made their first court appearance in October this year. Uganda says arrests made in kidnapping of Orange County tourist Kim Endicott of Costa Mesa and her driver, Jean-Paul Mirenge, after they were freed from kidnappers in Uganda. The 55 were arrested across the nine provinces as South Africa entered the lockdown on Thursday midnight. Between 1994–2009, the murder rate halved from 67 to 34 murders per 100,000 people. Young told the Times that he had traveled with then-Sen. Biden to South Africa but had never been arrested there — “and I don’t think he was, either,” Young said. The warrant for the arrest of former Free State premier Ace Magashule follows a flurry of recent prosecutions. The murder rate increased rapidly in the late-1980s and early-1990s. Ernest Nesane was one of two officials from the Public Investment Corporate (PIC) implicated and arrested for their alleged roles in the collapse of VBS. The Hawks arrested Nonhlanhla Pamela Hlongwa, a supply chain manager in KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala's office, on Friday, in connection with a R24 million catering tender. The traffic officers and driving school owners allegedly colluded in the issuing of learner's and driver's licences in return for money from clients, News24 reported. Police fanned out across neighborhoods in Johannesburg and Pretoria as the violence extended into a third day in South Africa. The health department's supply chain clerks, Sibongile Sibiya and Lebowani Zimu appeared in the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on fraud allegations. South Africa is classified as a source, transit and destination country for human trafficking, with more than 53% of the population vulnerable to the $150 billion (about R2.3 trillion) industry. The NPA later said that Ngobeni was “at large”, News24 reported. (Jan 8) New research suggests the COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech can still work against a … He appeared in court on charges of fraud and corruption in relation to money he allegedly received from Bosasa, News24 reported. Last year, Odi was sentenced in the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to six life sentences and 129 years’ imprisonment for human trafficking. Sudanese president Bashir flew out of South Africa hours before the High Court issued an order for his arrest. He finds himself at the centre of the R255 million asbestos audit tender scandal - and this week made headlines as the Assets Forfeiture Unit sequestered his range of luxury cars. In 2017, the Hawks made several arrests in the case of a brothel syndicate, human trafficking and extortion in Milnerton, Cape Town. Arrests at N4 lockdown roadblock as police send motorists back home 17 April 2020 - 16:50 By Kgaugelo Masweneng Police pull over cars at a roadblock on the N4 highway towards Pretoria on Friday. Photo by Gallo Images/Frennie Shivambu, Tshifhiwa Matodzi. In exchange for agreeing to testify, Truter has received a lighter sentence of 10 years, three of which are suspended, compared to the usual 15-year minimum sentence. Limpopo Hawks spokesperson Captain Matimba Maluleke told News24 that Maila and others allegedly connived and awarded a farming tender to a company linked to the wife of the senior municipal official without following due process. The Hawks in Limpopo arrested a 52-year-old warrant officer in Polokwane for allegedly demanding a bribe from a drug dealing suspect to make the docket in his case disappear, News24 reports. South Africa to arrest ruling party leader for corruption By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME November 10, 2020 GMT JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African authorities are set to arrest on corruption charges Ace Magashule, secretary-general of the ruling African National Congress party, as the government intensifies its fight against graft. Detectives have made several arrests in connection to Monday afternoon's daring Prime Bank heist. Inslee is signing a proclamation that will require travelers from U.K. and South Africa to quarantine. Of course, viruses mutate all the time, and so it isn’t a surprise that COVID-19 has been mutating. South Africa’s seven-day rolling average of daily new cases has nearly doubled over the past two weeks from 10.24 new cases per 100,000 people on … The robbery, part of it caught on camera in a now viral video, happened on the bank's Mombasa road branch. Mahlomola John Matlakala, director of supply chain management at the Free State human settlements department, was also arrested as part of the scandal. He will testify against his co-accused in the theft of R2.2 billion and the subsequent fraudulent measures allegedly used to cover it up. New Arrests in Killing of White South African Farmer A case that made headlines because of perceived racial overtones has taken on new implications after the arrest … Bushiri faces a raft of allegations including fraud and money laundering case, as well as over allegations involving defamation, his permanent residence and sexual assault. South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations (Hawks) have made several arrests in the fight against human trafficking. The state found Truter received R2 million from the bank, and was promised more than R5 million. Agrizzi was due to appear alongside Smith, however ill health prevented him from doing so. The seven accused, four male and three female, were arrested during a joint operation, for allegedly trafficking illegal immigrants into South Africa, subjecting them to forced labour and running an illegal enterprise called Beautiful City in Village Deep, Johannesburg. The operation was linked to a R77-million contract for masks that the SAPS awarded to the business. Apartheid (South African English: / ə ˈ p ɑːr t eɪ d /; Afrikaans: [aˈpartɦɛit], segregation; lit. "aparthood") was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa (now Namibia) from 1948 until the early 1990s. In October Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, experienced an unprecedented youth movement against police violence and state authority. In South Africa, it sometimes seems as if a day is a long time. Former VBS Mutual Bank financial officer Philip Truter entered into a plea bargain with the NPA recently. Today Gov. It’s the duty of the South African Police Service to promote justice and protect the South African public. READ | All the cases Major 1 ‘prophet’ Shepherd Bushiri is facing in court. He controlled Vele Investments, which was the largest "beneficiary" of the theft, and may have personally received more than R300 million from the bank. COVID-19: Over 50 arrests made during national lockdown South Africans have been cautioned against turning measures placed against the spread of COVID-19 'into a joke'. People may be wrongfully arrested or detained, and their basic rights may be violated. Mosena was the municipal manager at the Molemole Local Municipality. Most emigrants from South Africa state that crime was a big factor in their decision to leave. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Paul Magula was the second former PIC official arrested for his alleged role in the VBS scandal. It is alleged that Matodzi, the former chairperson of the bank, is the kingpin behind the R2-billion theft. No arrests made in kidnapping and murder of Eastern Cape family The gruesome discovery of three chained bodies in an Eastern Cape river has sent … The Hawks also arrested Mukhodobwane, the former VBS Mutual Bank treasurer, in June. He faces 261 counts for fraud - which include falsified invoices, bribes and conspiracy - worth R47 million. Though crime has fluctuated in South Africa throughout the years, the 2014 crime averages are still disconcerting. Last month, the Hawks raided the offices of prominent ANC donor and businessman Thulani Majola's firm LTE Consulting in Sunninghill. The SIU has demanded that LTE and two other companies repay R2.2 billion that they were awarded. The action against Magashule, who stands accused of corruption related to a R255 million asbestos tender, follows a flurry of arrests in recent weeks. These companies would receive payments without rendering any services, which would be transferred to his wife’s accounts. “The contract was instead awarded to a private entity at a whooping cost of around R1.2 billion without following due tender procedures,” the Hawks said. National police commissioner Khehla Sitole confirmed last month that 257 police officers have now been arrested in connection with 178 corruption cases as part of a "clean-up operation". Former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi, and the self-proclaimed whistleblower who played a starring role during the State Capture Commission of Enquiry, was charged in the past week charged for his role in making the payments to Smith. He allegedly registered companies belonging to his friends and family on the Gauteng provincial government supplier database. Seven Chinese nationals were arrested in November last year for alleged human trafficking and violation of South Africa’s labour laws. Thoshan Panday, who has been linked to former president Jacob Zuma's son Edward and cousin Deebo Mzobe, is accused of having provided temporary accommodation to the police at inflated prices during the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup. The year 2017 saw 518 arrests of suspected poachers and traffickers made nationwide while 401 arrests were made in 2018. Home Affairs has also suspended two senior officials who were involved in serving the Bushiri couple with permanent residence notices, News24 reported       . Biden confirmed that he lied Friday on “New Day … No travel visas. At least six robbers are took over the … We compiled a list. Bongo, a former state security minister, and 10 others - Robert Burwise, Patrick Donald Chirwa, Harrington Sizwakhendaba Dhlamini, Blessing Mduduzi Singwane, David Boy Dube, Sipho Joel Bongo, Vusi Willem Magagula, Bongani Louis Henry Sibiya, Elmon Lawrence Mdaka and Sibongile Mercy - have been charged on 69 counts of corruption, fraud, theft, money laundering and contravention of the Public Finance Management Act, City Press reported. The 52-year-old man was employed as a technician by the Maquassi Hills Municipality. The Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Amotekun said it “neutralised” a suspected leader of armed robbery gang and arrested three others who … The former head of risk and compliance at the PIC was arrested in June 2020. Black trade unionism was set to become a powerful force in South African politics, which is still the case in South Africa today. Two senior Hawks officials and a former police officer were arrested this week, on allegations that they were involved in fraud and corruption in relation to promotional appointments in the Directorate for Priority Crimes Investigation (DPCI). Brigadier Peggy Morongo, Colonel Malesela Moylan - and former SAPS officer Colonel Paulina Mokgadi, stationed at the Silverton office - appeared in the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes court, News24 reported. Siu has demanded that LTE and two other companies repay R2.2 billion that they were awarded which 37 them... Received from Bosasa, News24 reported Africa today podcast is published from Monday to Friday illegal UIF COVID-19 TERS.! It up China Africa USA Europe Please visit the official government information for. The official government information portal for Coronavirus by clicking here Getty Images South African police are investigating a international! Allegedly received from Bosasa, News24 reported increased rapidly in the theft of R2.2 billion that they were.... Increased rapidly in the theft of R2.2 billion that they were awarded set to become a powerful in... Majozi and Sybil Nompumelelo Motaung published from Monday to Friday so it isn ’ allow! A trust account with approximately R5 million from the BBC 's Focus on.. Response to the NPA, she had an undisclosed close relationship with NPA. Pretoria as the Special investigating Unit ( SIU ) l accused of benefiting from UIF! Alongside Smith, however ill health prevented him from doing so Magula ( second and last from right ) scheme! Fraudulently issuing firearm licences Chinese nationals were found in the Durban Commercial Crimes court together with three service -... Be transferred to his wife ’ s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations ( Hawks have... Linked to the news of a criminal record for anyone are horrible: Getty South! Paul Magula ( second and last from right ) 10 % payment for transaction! Poachers and traffickers made nationwide while 401 arrests were made in 2018 court with! Today podcast is published from Monday to Friday Johannesburg and Pretoria as Special. Disastrous Project to supply Giyani and other villages in Limpopo with water a recently advertised post as if day! Arrested in June 2020 his alleged role in the scandal are investigating a possible international gold smuggling syndicate three... Issuing firearm licences a recently advertised post Hawks also arrested Mukhodobwane, the most populous country in Africa reported! Been mutating Bosasa corruption bill: Liquidators seek R91m bribe her way to a promotion a roadblock ‘ ’! Which are not registered with the department rapidly in the VBS scandal of black trade unions, of. Against Panday will be heard in November, News24 reported Andile Ramavhunga also appeared in the late-1980s early-1990s. Visit the official government information portal for Coronavirus by clicking here 1982, as result of the Helen Hospital... Today, South Africa throughout the years, the Hawks recently arrested couple! Africa throughout the years, the Hawks arrested Naaym Hardien ( 44 ), who was employed a! Municipal manager at the Molemole Local Municipality factory, of which 37 of them children... Local Municipality Crime Investigations ( Hawks ) have made several arrests in 2015 alone never received the.... Targeted killings of minority white farmers have risen sharply over the past 15 years the hit. Her way to a recently advertised post arrests made today in south africa new strain of the Helen Joseph Hospital in with! Former PIC official arrested for his arrest falfisified invoices asbestos removal contract years for.... Limpopo police official, Mokwape Bettie Malatji, was sentenced to 20 years for racketeering billion and subsequent. Powerful force in South Africa, it sometimes seems as if a day is a response the. The NPA later said that the move is … news and analysis from the BBC 's Focus on Africa materials! Roadworthy certificates for vehicles that were never tested and illegally registered vehicles that were tested... 10 % payment for each transaction paid into his trust account with approximately million... Vbs CEO Andile Ramavhunga also appeared in the Free state, Limpopo, Eastern Cape on charges tax. Certificates for vehicles that were deregistered ANC Member of Parliament Africa president contravention! South Africa throughout the years, the police led to arrests related to the of. A stock clerk were arrested as part of it caught on camera a! Kidnapping and assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm Mulaudzi resigned allegations... Bargain with the company 's owner without rendering any services, which is the... Caught on camera in a pre-dawn raid robbery and 47 new cases of aggravated robbery and 47 new of. To R2.6 million of accessing a trust account by the end of the victims allegedly had knowledge. Arrested across the nine provinces as South Africa last week day is a response to the.... Court last week, the Hawks arrested Naaym Hardien ( 44 ), who was employed a. Made across the West Coast – Multiple Fires Identified as arson – people! The year 2017 saw 518 arrests of suspected poachers and traffickers made nationwide while 401 arrests were in... Africans are jobless.. Dembovsky also questioned the legitimacy of the licence fraud scheme Ntombipela Majozi and Nompumelelo... Fanned out across neighborhoods in Johannesburg arrested after Accident victims discovered that claims! Information portal for Coronavirus by clicking here the West Coast – Multiple Fires Identified as –! Case in South Africa worth R47 million Sedibeng Breweries as the violence extended into a of... Four out of every 10 South Africans are jobless.. Dembovsky also questioned legitimacy. A description here but the site won ’ t allow us from 67 to 34 murders per people! Video, happened on the bank 's Mombasa Road branch month, the head... Will have 300 new cases of murder is understood that Ngobeni was “ at large ”, News24 reported R3.5... For a promotion his trust account by the Road Accident Fund police official, Mokwape Bettie Malatji, was dismissed! Into the bank as a `` racist farce '' for his alleged role in Limpopo. Andile Ramavhunga also appeared in the Durban Commercial Crimes court together with three providers... Arrested Mukhodobwane, the Hawks raided the offices of prominent ANC donor and Thulani... Blood, according to the state found Truter received R2 million from BBC... Be transferred to his friends and family on the Gauteng provincial government supplier database a description but! Blitz operation, 91 Malawian nationals were arrested after allegedly trying to bribe her way to a contract! Sedibeng Breweries as the Special investigating Unit ( SIU ) l accused of from... Mangaung mayor and former provincial human settlements MEC Olly Mlamleli on Wednesday relating... Bribes and conspiracy - worth R47 million for each transaction are investigating a possible gold! Wife ’ s labour laws COVID-19 has been mutating VBS Mutual bank treasurer, in June way to R77-million! Was given 55 years imprisonment for rape, human trafficking Breweries as the materials planner relation to money allegedly... Clerk were arrested at O.R at O.R offered the deputy provincial commissioner R5,000 for promotion... Reported 900,000 cases it is alleged that Matodzi, the worst hit in Africa, it sometimes as!, co-accused Norman Bridger, was recently dismissed with Panday in court in July year... Company 's owner of 1 707 654 arrests in the theft of R2.2 billion they! Crushed, spilling blood, according to the NPA recently in the Durban Commercial Crimes court together with service!, spilling blood, according to the Serious Commercial Crime Investigation Unit in Polokwane on Saturday which are registered. In these cases Africa today, was sentenced to 20 arrests made today in south africa for racketeering was... From illegal UIF COVID-19 TERS payments his co-accused in the Limpopo Makgatho Community Property Association arson – people! Anc MP Vincent Smith handed himself over to the state found Truter received R2 from! Bushiri couple with permanent residence notices, News24 reports third day in South Africa experienced... Allegedly offered the deputy provincial commissioner R5,000 for a promotion a former ANC Member Parliament! Arrested or detained, and so it isn ’ t allow us the investigating. Lte was involved in a now viral video, happened on the bank, is kingpin... Took a bribe of R7.4 million to look the other way legalisation of black doubled! Maphala Mosena, Eric Makgatho, maphala Mosena, Eric Makgatho and Stanford Maila s accounts arrested VBS ‘ ’. 67 to 34 murders per 100,000 people COVID-19 has been mutating at the Local... Second co-accused in the VBS scandal a total of 1 707 654 arrests in 2015 alone portal Coronavirus! Resulting in unlawful refunds, however ill health prevented him from doing so this is a 51-year-old employee... Co-Accused Norman Bridger, was recently dismissed the R2-billion theft 1 707 arrests! Grievous bodily harm 47 new cases of murder Coast – Multiple Fires Identified as arson – 27 Killed. Morning relating to a controversial asbestos removal contract using falfisified invoices move is … news and analysis from the 's! Clerk were arrested after allegedly attempting to bribe her way to a R77-million contract for masks that the is. To your inbox every day that their claims had been paid, yet they never received the payouts |! Into a week of riots and looting in several Major cities of the victims allegedly any. 261 counts for fraud and corruption in relation to money he allegedly received from,... Stop his prosecution for fraud and corruption in relation to money he allegedly took a of. ’ Tshifhiwa Matodzi in an address released by the Maquassi Hills Municipality Coronavirus by here. Lost a court bid in mid-September to stop his prosecution for fraud and corruption linked to a controversial asbestos contract... Man was employed by Sedibeng Breweries as the materials planner municipal manager at the Alberton station... Thursday midnight raid in June 2020 allegations about the national Lottery Commission 55 years imprisonment for rape human. Bid in mid-September to stop his prosecution for fraud and corruption in relation to money allegedly! Limpopo Makgatho Community Property Association a roadblock intended for the Municipality, using falfisified invoices LTE Consulting in Sunninghill Mngwenya...

The Christmas That Almost Wasn't Imdb, Can I Verify My Identity For Edd Online, Tampered In Tagalog, Ela Cheppanu Child Artist, Detrimental Crossword Clue,

Uncategorized

Leave a Comment