Two former Durban police officers have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for taking a bribe.
The accused were found to have taken a R7 500 bribe while serving as officers.
They have since resigned from the police service.
Two former police officers have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment each for corruption after they were found to have taken a R7 500 bribe to release a suspect.
The Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court handed down the sentence on Monday after finding Sergeant Musawenkosi Mabaso, 48, and Sergeant Thulani Dlangalala, 48, guilty of corruption.
Hawks spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said in May 2018, Mabaso and Dlangalala were instructed to pick up a suspect who was arrested at King Shaka International Airport.
Two Durban cops who took R7500 bribe to release a suspect jailed for 10 years
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Durban: Two Durban policemen who took a R7 500 bribe to release a suspect have been jailed for 10 years.
The Hawks confirmed that Sergeant Musawenkosi Mabaso and Sergeant Thulani Dlangalala, both 48, were sentenced this week in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court after being found guilty of corruption.
According to spokesperson Simphiwe Mhlongo, in May 2018, Mabaso and Dlangalala were instructed to pick up the suspect who was arrested at King Shaka International Airport.
“Along the way, the two officers demanded R7 000 in order to release the suspect for him to go home and come to court the following day. They were paid R4 500 and further demanded a balance of R3 000.
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Popular Forex trader charged with 194 counts of fraud News24.com Prince Nkosinathi Mazibuko Photo from Instagram.
KwaZulu-Natal Hawks have arrested a popular Forex trader on 194 charges ranging from
fraud, theft, and contravening various financial acts to the tune of
R735 000.
Prince Nkosinathi Mazibuko, 28, is accused of scamming people and getting them to invest in his company Born Rich Group (Pty)
Ltd with the promise of an 80% monthly return.
“However, Mazibuko
never paid the promised monthly returns nor the interest back to the
complainants. The total value involved is R735 000.00,” said KZN Hawks
spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo.
He faces 194 charges of
Fake teacher bust after KZN Eduction Department uncovers false diploma
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Durban - A FORMER KwaZulu-Natal school teacher who allegedly submitted a false National Diploma in Education was charged for fraud and released on R2 000 bail.
According to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI-Hawks), Sindiso Thusi, 36, appeared in the Durban Specialised Commercial Crime Court on Monday.
The case was postponed until February 26.
Thusi is a former teacher at Ntombiyodumo Primary School in the Umzinyathi District.
Hawks spokesperson Captain Simphiwe Mhlongo said the Durban Serious Commercial Crime unit arrested Thusi for allegedly submitting a false National Diploma in Education from North West University to the Department of Education in the Umzinyathi District.