Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI)
Hawks Probe Case of 17 South Africans Reportedly Trapped in Ukraine–Russia Conflict
The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation has confirmed an investigation into the circumstances surrounding 17…
Tembisa Duo in Court Over R100k Bribe
A Tembisa Hospital official and a Hawks sergeant appeared briefly in the Pretoria Magistrates Court…
Two Suspects to Appear in Court Over Tembisa Hospital Corruption Case
Two suspects, including a police official attached to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI)…
City Power Stands Its Ground in Court Battle with Hawks
City Power has welcomed the Johannesburg High Court’s decision to postpone its urgent application against…
City Power Fights Back: Utility Challenges Hawks Raid in Court
A showdown is expected to unfold today in the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Local Division, Johannesburg) as City Power takes on senior government ministers and police officials. The case, brought by the City of Johannesburg’s electricity utility, City Power, against the Police Minister, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, and several other respondents, in what insiders describe as an attempt to protect the entity from political interference. According to court papers seen by African Times, the Police…
Chinese Factory Bosses Convicted of Trafficking to be Sentenced in SA Court
The Johannesburg High Court will today, sentence seven Chinese nationals convicted on 160 charges linked to human trafficking and child labour. The group—Kevin Tsao Shu-Uei, Chen Hui, Qin Li, Jiaqing Zhou, Ma Biao, Dai Junying, and Zhang Zhilian—was found guilty in February 2025 of offences including aiding trafficking, bondage, and benefitting from exploitation. Their convictions followed a November 2024 raid at Beautiful City (PTY) LTD, a factory in Village Deep, Johannesburg. Police rescued 37 Mozambican nationals, among them minors under…