Directorate For Priority Crime Investigation

30/12/2022

Former Secretary General Of The ANC Ace Magashule Changed His Mind During The Organisation's 55th Conference (2022).He Decided To Stay Outside Of The Confere...

17/06/2022

Crime Scene of The Assassination of Wandile Bozwana

05/01/2022

Homeless men accused of burning Parliament will appear again on January 11 2022.

The case against Zandile Mafe has been postponed to 11 January 2022 for further investigations. Mafe is allegedly linked to the fire that destroyed the parliament.

17/05/2021

Accused sentenced for murder and robbery

The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General Dintletse Molefe, welcomed the sentence handed down to Orapeleng Patrick Ratilodi (43) on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 by the Mafikeng High Court.

Ratilodi’s arrest emanated from an incident on Monday, 10 September 2018, when a bakery truck delivered bread at a shop in Mogopela district in Taung. The two employees (driver and his assistant) where busy preparing the order for the shop when two men, sitting on the veranda of the shop, suddenly pointed them with a fire arm and fatally wounded the one employee. The court heard that the accused searched the truck and robbed an undisclosed amount of money, furthermore they fled the scene in a red BMW.

After a thorough investigation and information received from witnesses, the suspects were arrested and the red BMW was seized. The second suspect was later acquitted in court, due to a lack of evidence against him, but Ratilodi was found guilty on charges of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances.

The accused was sentenced as follows:

1. Murder : 20 years imprisonment
2. Robbery with aggravating circumstances : 10 years imprisonment
3. Pointing of a firearm : 5 year imprisonment

The court ordered that the five years imposed on count 2 should run concurrent with count 1, he was therefore effectively sentenced to 25 years imprisonment.

POTCHEFSTROOM: The Acting Provincial Commissioner of North West, Major General Dintletse Molefe, welcomed the sentence handed down to Orapeleng Patrick Ratilodi (43) on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 by the Mafikeng High Court. 

04/05/2021

Hawks in Mpumalanga have re-arrested a 25-year-old woman who was wanted for alleged fraud after she failed to appear in court.

The Hawks said Palesa Maje, 25, along with her boyfriend, Bongani Sibuyi, had started an entrepreneurship program at the Bushbuckridge municipality, wherein they invited unemployed people to be part of the program and charged them R250 each.
More than 350 people were interviewed for the programme, said Hawks Mpumalanga spokesperson Captain Dineo Sekgotodi.
“Palesa Maje, 25, was remanded in custody by the Nelspruit Commercial Crime Court on Monday 03 May 2021.
“This follows her failure to appear before court on several occasions after she was released on bail for fraud on her initial arrest.
Sekgotodi said Maje and Sibuyi ran the entrepreneurship program in 2017.
“It is alleged that around 2017 Maje and her boyfriend Bongani Sibuyi decided to start an entrepreneurship program at Bushbuckridge municipality.
“They invited unemployed youth to be part of the program. The interested youth applied and they were interviewed and more than 350 qualifying learners were told to pay administration fee of R250 each to the bank account of the unregistered company belonging to the two accused. “The learners were promised that they will receive R3000 monthly stipend.
“After payments the program never materialized, the two accused disappeared and left learners stranded,” said Sekgotodi.
The Hawks said the suspects disappeared without a trace and the matter was eventually reported to the Hawks.
“An investigation ensued which led to the arrest of the two accused and were later released on bail.
“Maje absconded from court and a warrant of arrest was issued twice against her until her recent arrest. She will join her co-accused back in Court on the 07 May 2021,” said Sekgotodi.

09/04/2021

revive old cases against persons of interest in the murder plot of Colonel Bruwer

PRETORIA – The unravelling investigation into the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Leroy Bruwer (49), has resulted in the revival of old cases against three persons who appeared in the Nelspruit Regional Court on Tuesday, 06 April 2021.

Elliot Sindane (69), Elvis Mlimi (50), Mabuthi Khoza (35) were initially part of five suspects arrested over a decade ago after they were implicated on charges of illegal hunting, illegal possession of fi****ms, illegal rhino horns dealings and trespassing at the Kaapmuiden Dalton farm.

When the accused were profiled it turned out that they had outstanding cases against them that were never finalized. These cases were previously investigated by Skukuza detectives. The two outstanding cases that were registered in August and September of 2011 respectively were consequently struck off the court roll in 2012 under dubious circumstances.

The relentless investigators saw the need to zoom into the three suspects in the ongoing investigation into the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Bruwer who was shot and killed whilst on his way to work along the R36 road between Nelspruit and Sabie on the 17 March 2020. The investigations into the old cases were finalised last year and presented to the National Prosecuting Authority for a decision which resulted in the trio being served with court summons to appear in court.

All three are out on a warning and their case has been postponed to Monday, 17 May 2021, for legal representatives. Meanwhile, the previously lone arrested suspect in Lieutenant Colonel Bruwer murder’s case Sinovuyo Salela (28) remains in custody and is expected to appear in the Mbombela High Court for trial on 26 July 2021.

25/03/2021

Alleged drug manufacturer arrested in Pinetown.


KWAZULU-NATAL – On Tuesday, 23 March 2021, the Hawks members from Durban Serious Organised Crime Investigation working together with Crime Intelligence arrested a 44-year-old suspect for manufacturing drugs in Pinetown.

Equipment used to manufacture drugs, chemicals and powder suspected to be m**hcathinone were seized. He was subsequently place under arrest and is expected to appear in the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court today.

22/03/2021

Four fi****ms recovered, pair arrested

PRETORIA - Two suspects, aged 37 and 39 were arrested in the early hours of this morning, 21 March 2021 following an intelligence driven multi-disciplinary organised crime team operation. The team included the National DPCI Tactical Operations Response Management team, Tracker Connect and Gauteng Traffic Police Saturation Unit were tracing a suspect wanted on a Vryheid cash-in-transit case.

Information led the operational team to a car wash in Johannesburg. Upon arrival at the car wash, the wanted suspect was spotted, contained and arrested.

Further intelligence was gained which led the team to Katlehong area where a second suspect was arrested with two unlicensed AK 47 rifles & ammunition at a petrol station along the N3.

Additional intelligence information was gained and followed up to an address in Vosloorus. Upon searching the residence an AK 47 rifle, a R5 rifle, ammunition, bullet proof vests and signal jamming device were recovered.

The two vehicles belonging to each of the suspects were seized for further investigation. The suspects will appear in court on 24 March 2021.

20/03/2021

Jan Kempsdorp - Senior Traffic Official And Driving School Instructor Arrested

The Hawks in the Northern Cape have pounced on a senior traffic official and a driving instructor in Jan Kempsdorp today. The duo are to appear in court tomorrow. Hawks spokesperson Nomthandazo Mnisi says they were arrested amid a sting operation after they had allegedly claimed gratification of R3500 for the awarding of a driver's license from a complainant.

01/03/2021

Suspect in custody for kraaifontein police murders


The National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks) Lt Gen Godfrey Lebeya has welcomed the arrest of a 32-year-old suspect in connection with the killing of two police members in Kraaifontein, Western Cape.

The Hawks’ National Priority Violent Crimes Team together with members of Kraaifontein SAPS, Crime Intelligence and K9 have in an intelligence driven operation arrested the suspect in Mandela Park, Khayelitsha.

The two members, Sgt Mnakwazo Mdoko (46) and Constable Mninawa Breakfast (28) were allegedly ambushed by a group of suspects whilst on patrol duties in Phumla Street, Bloekombos when they came under fire. Both Mdoko and Breakfast were declared dead on the scene and their official fi****ms stolen in the early hours of 28 February 2021.

The suspect will be appearing in the Bluedowns Magistrates Court tomorrow, 02 March 2021 on charges of murder. The investigation is continuing and we cannot rule out the possibility of linking other suspects to the murders.

23/01/2021

A fugitive drug dealer re-arrested at OR-Tambo

MPUMALANGA - Okonkwo Kingsley Nwabuike (46), a Nigerian National was re-arrested at OR Tambo International airport by members of the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation unit on Thursday, 21 January 2021.

His arrest followed information received from INTERPOL about the suspect who was circulated as wanted in August 2017 for dealing in drugs, said to be arriving at the airport in Johannesburg from Nigeria. The Hawks pounced on him shortly after his arrival.

He was initially arrested along with Cypriah Joshua Emeka (31) on the 31 August 2017, at Blouberg street in Secunda during a search and seizure operation. They were found in possession of Crystal m**h, Kat and uncut rock drugs valued at R300 000-00. They were both released on bail.

Emeka continued with his court appearances while Nwabuike failed to appear in court and skipped bail. He fled to his country and a warrant of arrest was issued against him and he was flagged and circulated as a wanted suspect.

16/01/2021

The Hawks Serious Organised Crime Investigation team in Upington arrested two suspects aged 22 & 34 on Thursday for illegal gambling. Computers, digital video recorders & a Wi-Fi router with an estimated value of R104 900 were confiscated.