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POTCHEFSTROOM – An intelligence driven operation conducted by members of the Public Order Policing (POP) Unit and the Potchefstroom Flying Squad resulted in the arrest of two alleged undocumented migrants for allegedly being in possession of illicit cigarettes with an estimated street value of more than R2 million on Monday morning, 27 July 2026, in …
WESTERN CAPE – The South African Police Service is warning members of the public to remain vigilant following reports of fraudulent emails, SMS messages and phone calls in which scammers falsely claim to represent the National Traffic Information System (NaTIS), municipal traffic services or other traffic authorities. In these scams, recipients are informed that they …
VANDERBIJLPARK – The matter is postponed to Wednesday, 29 July 2029, for formal bail application judgement. The accused remains in custody. Initial statement: 19 July 2026 – The Gauteng Political Killings Task Team (PKTT) has arrested a 42-year-old former Fleet Manager of the Emfuleni Local Municipality on charges of fraud and corruption. The arrest is …
WESTERN CAPE – The Bellville based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team of the Hawks assisted by Metro Police have on Friday 24 July 2026, arrested two suspects, aged 37 and 46, for over R14 million romance fraud and money laundering scheme. Their arrest follow that of five accused, Asanda Dwesini, Nomphelo Fetman, Brazil Hendricks, Shan …
The South African Police Service (SAPS) Gauteng Provincial Counterfeit Unit, working closely with brand protection investigators, has confiscated counterfeit and illicit goods with an estimated value exceeding R18.27 million during a search and seizure operation conducted in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni District. The operation was conducted on Friday, 24 July 2026, between 09:00 and 14:30, following the …
POLOKWANE – A 54-year-old Police Sergeant based at Lebowakgomo was arrested on Wednesday, 22 July 2026 by members of the Limpopo Provincial Anti-Corruption Unit for alleged fraud and theft. It is alleged that on Friday, 11 April 2025, a male complainant was driving a State vehicle in the Sebayeng policing area during the Arrive Alive …
The members of the Provincial Commercial Crimes Unit have arrested a 26-year-old female suspect in connection with an alleged fraud case involving more than five hundred thousand rand (R500,000.00) at a milling company in the Mokopane policing area. On 11 August 2025, the owner of the milling company received a phone call from a customer …
Mr Thabo Thobeli (59) pleaded guilty to 49 charges of fraud on behalf of his company Botsho Botle CC, and 50 counts of money laundering on himself. Between April 2020 and December 2020, the accused served as a director of an entity known as Botsho Botle CC. The company submitted fraudulent Covid-19 Temporary Employment Relief …
GAUTENG – Yu-Lin Chou (44) has appeared in the Johannesburg Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday, 09 July 2026 on charges of fraud where his case was postponed to Thursday, 16 July 2026 for a formal bail application. It is alleged that while he was employed as a Managing Director at an investment company, Chou’s …
Jacobus Hendrik Luttig (43) and his company Vixheim Trading Pty Ltd (juristic person) made a brief appearance before Augrabies Magistrate Court on Thursday, 11 June 2026. The duo are facing 14 counts of fraud, 15 counts of cyber forgery and 13 counts of cyber uttering. The accused was arrested by Upington Serious Commercial Crimes team …
Statement by Lisa Schickerling MP – DA Spokesperson on Police: The Democratic Alliance (DA) can reveal, through a Parliamentary Reply, that the South African Police Service (SAPS) has failed to provide any digital forensics training to detectives stationed at the country’s highest-crime police stations over the past year. This comes at a time when cybercrime, …
GAUTENG – The Gauteng police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Arthur Singini, a 41-year-old man, wanted for alleged multiple fraud and theft worth R18 Million committed in Pretoria. During the commission of all offences , the suspect pretended to be a conveyancer to defraud the victims. He misrepresented victims in the name of …
GAUTENG – The Gauteng police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 56-year-old Panki Paul Molokomme, who is wanted in connection with a fraud case involving approximately R541 000. The case was reported to the police in January 2026. It is alleged that the suspect posed as a director of diesel companies and persuaded pensioners …
In a coordinated breakthrough, members of the Parkweg Tactical Response Team (TRT) have arrested two additional suspects, aged 30 and 36, in connection with a fraudulent house sale scam in Bloemfontein. This brings the total number of arrests in the case to four, following the earlier apprehension of two other suspects. The arrests stem from …
The Gauteng Provincial Commercial Crime Investigation Unit arrested four suspects aged between 26 and 34 for fraud and extortion linked to an alleged romance scam on 29 May 2026. The suspects, Ismair Nsubugu, George Lubuluma, Geofrey Bukenya , and Nicolas Bolodangaine , allegedly convinced a South African woman that her money could be multiplied through …
THABA NCHU – As part of ongoing efforts to clamp down on the economic sabotage caused by the trade of counterfeit and contraband goods, a multi-disciplinary team successfully intercepted a major illicit cigarette supply point in the Thaba Nchu Central Business District (CBD). ?On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, a joint intelligence led operation was executed …
EASTERN CAPE – The accused, Ntombomzi Litye (60) and Nontando Marala (44) appeared before the KuGompo Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 where they faced charges of fraud and theft. It is alleged that during the period of December 2024 until June 2025, Litye and Marala former employees of the Buffalo City Metro Municipality …
The Sasolburg Regional Court has convicted and sentenced 53-year-old Janine Scheepers on charges relating to fraud and money laundering on Friday, 15 May 2026. The sentence stems from incidents, which occurred between 26 April 2022 and 28 December 2023 at a certain company in Sasolburg. The complainants, Elzette Swannepoel and Frankie de Paiva, alleged that …
A 48-year-old Malawian-born permanent South African resident, Fumu Mkalira Msiska, his 48-year-old wife, Gladness Msiska Mkhonto, and his 39-year-old brother-in-law, Bongani Zoran Mkhonto, appeared before the Middelburg Magistrate’s Court today, Monday, 18 May 2026, on charges related to alleged fraud involving the COVID-19 Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS). Msiska and his wife were each granted …
EASTERN CAPE – Sinethemba Sweetbirth Mdutyana (37) was sentenced by the Mthatha Specialised Commercial Crime Court on 13 May 2026 for fraud. Mdutyana was nabbed by the Mthatha base Serious Commercial Crime Investigation on 6 January 2026 and appeared in court on the same day where she was released on warning. Mdutyana fraudulently lodged a …