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A manhunt has been launched after a prominent East London businessman was kidnapped on Thursday evening. Hawks spokesperson Warrant Officer Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana said the 47-year-old man was abducted at about 5.40pm by five men while closing his shop in Amalinda. A video showing the businessman screaming and kicking after he was grabbed by a group of men and loaded into the back of a Toyota Avanza, which pulled up in front of his business premises, went viral shortly after the kidnapping.

A former Hawks security guard has been fined R5,000 by the Bellville magistrate's court after it was established she submitted a fake matric certificate for employment.

The suspect was nabbed in Gauteng on Thursday after Eskom laid a complaint with the Hawks.

A 29-year-old man has appeared in the Durban Magistrate's Court after the Hawks discovered R19 million worth of counterfeit electronics at the Bayhead terminal in Durban.

A manhunt has been launched for a well-known East London businessman, kidnapped outside his Amalinda workplace on Thursday evening.

A Gqeberha-based estate agent has been found guilty of fraud amounting to more than R5m.

Senior ANC leaders in the Amathole district municipality are said to be unhappy after the ruling party’s provincial leadership issued a directive instructing the caucus to support the appointment of a new chief financial officer (CFO) even though he faces corruption charges.

A Durban businesswoman has been slapped with a hefty fine after pleading guilty to defrauding the South African Revenue Service of more than R3.7 million.

Two security guards were injured in a cash-in-transit heist on the N2 near Mdantsane on Tuesday evening, police have confirmed. Police spokesperson Warrant Officer Majola Nkohli said the guards were rushed to hospital. A fierce shoot-out ensued after the suspects targeted the cash van, which was badly damaged, and the robbers escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash.

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