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The Hawks have arrested another 172 illegal mining suspects.

A close relative of a police officer who was gunned down outside a popular eatery in Motherwell earlier in 2023 has been arrested and charged with murder.

While 35 police officers were murdered in the second quarter of the 2023/2024 financial year, 37 arrests were made, of which 10 were for older cases.

Sentencing of Nelson Mandela Bay chartered accountant Jonathan Blow, who pleaded guilty to stealing more than R50m from two SUPERSPAR stores, was put on hold to allow a psychologist’s report to be obtained.

Tyrese Haliburton had 37 points, 16 assists and Buddy Hield scored 22 to lead the Pacers to a wild 157-152 win to advance in the In-Season Tournament.

The Hawks in North West have arrested former Chief Financial Officer of Bojanala District Municipality Olga Ndlovu for alleged corruption linked to an R1.9 million irregular tender.

DA leader John Steenhuisen said former deputy president David Mabuza was the senior person that former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter was referring to when he said a senior politician was involved in the contracts, hit squads and all sorts of crimes at Eskom.

The Unemployment Insurance Fund says it will co-operate with law enforcement agencies on investigations into alleged corruption related to its labour activation programme.

A 35-year-old suspect who was arrested for possession of products used to manufacture drugs in Kya Sands, north Johannesburg, is expected to appear in court soon.

A third suspect, a school principal, has been arrested in connection with the assassination of police officer Capt Zwelakhe Thomas Ntombela at his Umlazi home in May.