The Hawks said they are investigating the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality after a complaint was lodged over a R22 million tender awarded to build the controversial stadium.

The 43-year-old wife of Warrant Officer Kolile Kulu and her five co-accused will appear before the Butterworth Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Kulu was killed in his sleep in August.

Four senior government officials in the Northern Cape face charges of corruption over diamonds worth millions that went missing in 2012.

A suspect thought his heroin powder stash was well-hidden in snack packets but, boy, was he wrong. The Durban Hawks caught him red-handed.

Mbalenhle Xaba, 39, allegedly decided to have her husband killed while the couple were going through a divorce, according to the Hawks.

The Hawks arrested a suspect for dealing in drugs after a tip-off alerted them to a vehicle transporting drugs from Johannesburg to Durban.

Three Gauteng police officers face charges of corruption and kidnapping after a botched extortion attempt on Tuesday, 14 September.

The Hawks said the National Health Laboratory Services overpaid a contract by more than R87 million while Joyce Mogale was CEO.

The suspects were arrested on Saturday, with one of the alleged instigators of the unrest and riots linked to a dubious twitter account.

Two officials from the National Health Laboratory Service were booked on Sunday in connection with SIU investigations into PPE corruption.

The Mbombela High Court sentenced Oosthuizen to another life imprisonment term on Thursday for the murder of an elderly woman. He committed three such murders in 2018, one of which took place after he was released on bail “after persistent applications.”

David Motau was suspended with immediate effect after his arrest on charges of corruption that stem from his tenure as the head of the Free State health department.

The SANDF Captain was arrested last week, after a uniform – with his name and rank – was found at the crime scene in Oudsthoorn

The Hawks have arrested five police officials and two other men on Wednesday morning for stock theft in the Free State.

Two men who hijacked a police officer and shot three officers – killing one as they made their way to Lesotho are sought.

The NPA and Hawks are looking into dozens of atrocity crimes that were committed during apartheid, some as early as the 1960s

Six soldiers were arrested for allegedly conniving with vehicle syndicates to smuggle stolen vehicles through the Limpopo River.

Police have arrested three more suspects linked to the R400 million worth of drugs that were recovered on N1, Pretoria on 2 June 2021.

Police have arrested 18 suspects who are linked to a vehicle theft syndicate that was fraudulently licensing stolen vehicles.

The duo, aged 28 and 39, was arrested for armed robbery and their connection to a cash-in-transit heist earlier this year.

Three suspects believed to be responsible for the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Jabulani Ndawonde were killed in a shootout with police on Monday. A fourth suspect remains at large.

Hawks and Eskom investigators swooped on illegal electricity vendors in Gauteng and recovered luxury vehicles, cash and illegal guns.

Three suspects were arrested by the Hawks after it was discovered that a mother agreed to allegedly traffic her five-day-old twin daughters for R50 per day in order to fund her drug addiction.

Police swooped on a suspect and seized almost a tonne of cocaine that was being transported in the hull of a boat along the N1.

The Hawks arrested a man that was transporting nearly a ton of cocaine on a Gauteng highway in a boat, on Tuesday, 2 June.

Doctor Tony Moodley was sentenced to community service and supervision – but no jail time – for fraud charges dating back to 2007.

Three former Agriculture Department officials and a Gupta business associate are facing charges of fraud, money laundering and corruption.

Two different ‘money for jobs’ bogus recruiter scams in Mpumalanga and Johannesburg were brought to an end by the Hawks recently.

SARS’s customs officials discovered 23 pieces of gold in the traveller’s luggage after they asked him to scan it at OR Tambo International.

The credit card fraud accused had been on the run since his first court appearance in January but police finally caught him at Beitbridge.

The Hawks confirmed that they are investigating cases related to allegations of corruption made by alleged ANC whistleblower Phadima Fukula.

A traffic cop arrested by the Hawks will appear in a Bloemfontein Court on Wednesday. She allegedly charged a motorist a fee.

The SARB and National Treasury says that Tokyo Sexwale and his unknown sponsor must provide evidence of funds allegedly deposited.

Gold theft, racketeering, high treason and the theft of R41 quadrillion from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are among the allegations.

During the drug raid police seized a plastic bag with two blocks of what was suspected to be CAT and smaller bags containing meth.

There is another twist in Tokyo’s tale about the mysterious Heritage Fund. The HAWKS confirmed that a case was opened.

SARS is taking strong action against tax evaders and has made an example of a Gqebera businesswoman and a Cape Town Surgeon.

Two Hawks police officers have been arrested for allegedly stealing a bag of cash following a cash-in-transit heist in Gauteng.

A bottle of 18-year-old Glenfiddich Scotch whiskey and R5000 is the bribe an NPA manager allegedly offered during a Hawks investigation.

The Hawks swooped on a Pinetown property and seized drugs and manufacturing paraphernalia with a R1,4 million street value.

The Hawks have swooped on a gang of six suspects who posed as members of the elite unit, kidnapped a victim and demanded a R2 million ransom.

eThekwini Municipality’s house of cards is tumbling as three more officials face corruption charges related to R400 million tender fraud.

A joint team uncovered an illegal abalone drying facility at Willow Creek in Brackenfell, Cape Town.

Emotions ran high as Norma Mngoma returned to court on Friday. Her legal team confirmed that they will seek retribution against The Hawks.

Three suspects have been arrested for attempting to smuggle 73.5 kg of gold worth an estimated R61 million and are now subject to an investigation which involves Interpol and the Hawks

The suspects, including two teenagers, will be applying for bail on Thursday, 31 December 2020

It is alleged that the law enforcement officers accepted bribes from motorists instead of charging them for traffic violations.

Criminal activities are not taking a break this festive season and this time the Hawks have warned people against being duped by people who claim to be its members, with the aim of defrauding them of thousands of rands

Four committee members from the Housing Development Agency were arrested by the Hawks in different parts of Johannesburg on Friday.

The man is alleged to have created a false financial profile for his employee to purchase a luxurious Porsche worth approximately R1.1million

A 44-year-old NGO director from the Western Cape has been arrested after some 36 employees failed to benefit from Ters payments he received.

The brigadier’s husband is the prophet’s head of security and that’s not all. The Bushiri saga appears to be taking an entirely new turn this week.

A 46-year-old police brigadier and her husband were arrested on Thursday morning in relation to self-proclaimed prophet Shepherd Bushiri.

According to the Hawks, the crime dates back to Brits in 2010, when the 46-year-old attorney was hired to buy and register properties on behalf of his clients.

The SIU said it will be looking at documents, contracts and allocations going as far back as 2014 at National Lotteries Commission offices.

Authorities clamping down on drugs over the festive season.

Hangwani Mulaudzi stepped down from his position at the Hawks after it emerged that his NPO received funding from the corruption-accused NLC.

Bagcinele Cynthia Nzuza appeared in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Tuesday regarding the Durban Solid Waste tender scandal.

While R56.4 million is the actual loss, there is a potential loss of R200 million regarding the Nelson Mandela Bay corruption case.

While we know an initial warrant was issued for the Bushiris, another has been issued for a different case. Here’s what you need to know.

The stakes have been raised for the Bushiris, after Hawks confirmed they would attempt to seize their mega-expensive property in Centurion.

Hawks said in a statement that Prophet Bushiri’s social media posts are “being authenticated and verified”.

Prophet Bushiri informed his followers that they are “temporarily in Malawi due to safety and security issues”.

A warrant of arrest has officially been issued for ANC Secretary-General Ace Magashule. Here’s how the next week will most likely play out.

Magashule has a long list of allegations to face, but exactly which dodgy deals have landed him in the world of trouble he now finds himself?

Apart from two senior Hawks officers, a former officer stationed at the Silverton office was also arrested on Tuesday morning.

Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi has cited personal reasons for his resignation. He was accused of unduly securing a R3 million donation to his foundation from the National Lotteries Commission

Three men aged 25, 28 and 40 are expected to appear in the Krugersdorp Magistrate’s Court on Monday following the Florida CIT heist.

The Hawks issued a warrant of arrest for Bongani Bongo, after he had just convened a parliamentary sitting

Bongo and the other suspects are accused of graft relating to the irregular purchase of Mpumalanga farms between 2011 and 2012.

The case, whereby a JB Marks Municipality mayor and director are accused of fraud, has been postponed for further investigation.

Ashish Lata Ramgobin was found guilty of tender fraud dating back to 2015, and her sentencing has on Tuesday been postponed to November.

An arrest of ‘major significance’ is set to take place on Thursday, according to Hawks. The bust is linked to COVID-19 corruption – and speculation is running wild.

While Shepherd Bushiri has handed himself over to police with an entourage of attorneys, his wife was arrested by the Hawks.

The director allegedly claimed R3.2 million in UIF funds on behalf of her workers. According to police, they never received a penny.

Businessman Edwin Sodi appeared before the state capture inquiry, where he was grilled about the Free State asbestos contract

The Hawks seized the vehicle in Mokopane, Limpopo following allegations of corruption at the Mogalakwena Municipality.

The suspect handed himself over to police on Thursday. This brings the number of arrested suspects in the Free State Asbestos case to seven.

The family of Charl Kinnear, as well as high ranking members of the SAPS were in attendance at the ceremony in Cape Town.

The Hawks have swooped on Sunday: A special operation has led to the arrest of multiple suspects accused of human trafficking offences.

A girl who was reported missing last week in Johannesburg was eventually found by the Hawks on Wednesday 22 September 2020.

As part of an ongoing investigation into alleged fraud and corruption, the Hawks swooped on 15 premises in eThekwini on Tuesday.

The Hawks discovered 342.5kg of drugs in a false partition which was newly painted inside a truck in Northern KwaZulu-Natal.

It’s alleged that a dagga kingpin, SANDF member and one other, also illegally smuggled dagga from Swaziland to Mahikeng and surrounding towns.

According to the Hawks, Mapu was arrested at his home in Port Elizabeth early on Friday morning 21 August.

The Hawks have served a former Eden District Municipality Manager and a former Chief Financial Officer with summons for alleged corruption.

Stanley Khanyile was arrested last week for fraud, theft and money laundering worth more than R29 million.

The Hawks arrested the officials on Monday, 17 August 2020, for fraud, corruption and money laundering of over R244 million

Hawks thwart gang of four would-be armed robbers. Three die after high-speed chase and shootout. One arrested.

A total of 16 SAPS officials arrested by the Hawks last week appeared in court on Tuesday for a plethora of corruption related crimes.

Norma Gigaba’s lawyer Victor Nkwatshu said the matter had been transferred to the regional court the appearance because the amount of damage caused exceeds R100 000 and that they intended challenging her initial arrest

There have been a plethora of departmental changes at the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations, better known as the Hawks.

Deputy finance minister David Masondo allegedly abused state resources to resolve a domestic dispute.

Shepherd Bushiri and his wife Mary face charges including money laundering, fraud and the contravention of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act (Poca)

Police, during a raid, found a group of suspects they think could be linked to the New Year’s Melville shooting.

A well-known actor and four other suspects were arrested in Polokwane, Limpopo on Wednesday 8 July for dealing illicit cigarettes.

Five vehicles, including an Evoque, were recovered. It’s suspected that the vehicles, among other items, were bought with UIF funds.

The duo was arrested for corruption, fraud and money laundering. Allegations are in relation to a company known as Superior Quality Trading.

The Hawks have busted a number of trucks loaded with 107 tons of chrome in Rustenburg.

A pair of tech fraudsters who siphoned millions out of Eastern Cape department of health accounts will appear in court in June.