Hawks

71 Results / Page 1 of 8

Background
insert_link

Local

Mike Bolhuis Calls for Digital Probe into Murder of Off-Duty Nyanga Police Officer

By Odwa Mkentane Following the murder of an off-duty police officer in Nyanga on Saturday, crime expert Mike Bolhuis says the investigation must establish whether the officer was specifically targeted by examining his phone activity and digital and electronic communications. An off-duty police official was shot and killed in circumstances that are being investigated by Hawks detectives. Bolhuis says the officer could have been an innocent victim who was simply […]

today17 August 2026

insert_link

Local

Suspects appear in court for the murder of a Wynberg police officer

Two suspects, Someleze Mahlabela (23) and Jaden Fortune (19), appeared in the Muizenberg Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 30 July 2025, in connection with the murder of Sergeant Lulama Njobeni. The 48-year-old officer, stationed at Wynberg SAPS, was fatally shot on 30 May 2025 while en route to work. His body was found outside his home on Thys Witbooi Street in Vrygrond, Muizenberg. According to Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Zinzi Hani, […]

today30 July 2025

insert_link

Local

Zondo: SA fight against corruption weakened after Scorpions’ exit

Former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has stated that public trust in the Hawks—the South African Police Service (SAPS) unit tasked with tackling corruption—has declined compared to the now-disbanded Scorpions. Speaking at the South African Council of Churches Anti-Corruption Conference in Johannesburg, Zondo said the Hawks lack the capacity to effectively deliver justice, citing unresolved cases involving the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) as evidence. He called for the […]

today24 July 2025

insert_link

Local

12 SANDF Special Forces members granted bail in the murder of Hawks investigator

The Randburg Magistrate's Court has granted bail of R10,000 each to 12 members of the South African Defence Force Special Forces, who are charged with the murder of Hawks investigator Frans Mathipa. Mathipa, a lead detective investigating state-related crimes, was shot and killed on the N1 near the Hammanskraal Toll Plaza in August 2023 while working on an abduction case. The matter is set to return to court next Thursday […]

today11 July 2025

insert_link

Local

Hawks requisitioned a cash in transit robbery suspect

The case against the 50-year-old man arrested in connection with the cash-in-transit robbery and attempted murder at Food Lover’s Market in Somerset West in January 2025 has been postponed to 3 July 2025. Hawks spokesperson Siyabulela Vukubi said that, through a thorough investigation, a possible suspect was identified and positively linked to the crime. “His arrest follows after a cash-in-transit robbery that occurred in January 2025 when a cash vehicle […]

today16 May 2025

insert_link

Local

Hawks arrests three suspects in Plumstead human trafficking case

By Rachel Mohamed A 35-year-old woman has been arrested on charges related to human trafficking in Plumstead. She appeared today in the Wynberg Magistrates' Court alongside her co-accused, Rogers Mubiru (34) and Fatuma Bashiba (38). All three remain in custody, and the case has been postponed until 17 April for a formal bail application.   According to the Hawks in the Western Cape, the arrests of Mubiru and Bashiba followed […]

today11 April 2025

insert_link

Cape Town

The SACP urges the Hawks to double down on its efforts and investigate Mayco members JP Smith and Xanthea Limberg

By Kouthar Sambo After the Hawks’ raid on the offices of two Mayoral Committee Members, JP Smith and Xanthea Limberg, amid allegations of tender fraud in the construction sector, the South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Brian Bunting District in Cape Town urged the Hawks to double down on its efforts and investigations on the matter. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show, political analyst Prof Dirk Kotze noted this […]

today29 January 2025

insert_link

Cape Town

The Hawks and NPA fails to address the gold and tobacco mafia industry

By Kouthar Sambo The Hawks and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) failed to address the gold and tobacco mafia adequately. This comes amid the network being under extensive investigation while the reluctance by these authorities to act aggravates South Africa’s attempts to exit the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey listing by June 2025. Speaking on VOC's PM Drive show on Wednesday, organized crime expert, Chad Thomas, said a lot […]

today31 October 2024

insert_link

Local

Police oversight comments on CIT case struck off the court roll

By Rachel Mohamed Western Cape Police Oversight and Community Safety MEC Anroux Marais has expressed shock after the case against five men linked to a foiled cash-in-transit heist in Khayelitsha was struck off the court roll. This comes after 13 men armed with several weapons including an AK 47 gun had allegedly planned to hijack a cash van in Khayelitsha Town Two when a shootout occurred between the suspects and […]

today14 August 2024

VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.

Donate to our Pledgeline
Donate
Follow us!
Facebook X-twitter Youtube Instagram Tiktok
Download App
Listen on Online Radio Box! Voice of the Cape

Listen Live

Western Cape’s No.1 Community Radio Station

Schedule

Download
our new app