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  THE HAWKS ARRESTS TRAFFIC OFFICER AND DRIVING SCHOOLS OWNERS FOR ALLEGED CORRUPTION RELATED OFFENCES   LEPHALALE  Four suspects, two driving schools owners,Traffic Officer (examiner), and a former Traffic officer (former examiner) between the ages of 37 and 61 were arrested for alleged fraud, corruption and money laundering at Lephalale this morning on Wednesday, 28 May 2025.  According to the information obtained from the Hawks Limpopo spokesperson Warrant Officer Lethunya Mmuroa, it alleged that during 2021, the examiners attached to Lephalale Testing Station connived with the driving schools owners and defrauded the Department of Road and Transport by issuing learners and driver's lisences to the applicants without following proper procedures in return of gratification.  The information was brought to the attention of the Polokwane based Hawks' Serious Corruption Investigation (SCI) and the Road Traffic Management Cooperation (RTMC).   A joined investi...

 ‼️BREAKING NEWS‼️ GBVF PERPETRATOR ALERT: POLICE SEARCH FOR AN AFRICAN MALE WHO USES THE NAME OF JOHN DRIVING A WHITE VW POLO WITH A CLONED NUMBER PLATE: LT 57 JG GP Gauteng, 26 May 2025: The South African Police Service has activated resources and teams to hunt down an African male who uses the name of John (pseudonym) and drives a vw polo fitted with a cloned number plate that belong to a Toyota Hilux. The cloned number plate is LT 57 JG GP.  The man is wanted in connection with the alleged murder of a 30-year-old female.  Olorato Mongale went on a date with her alleged killer who picked her up from her residential complex driving a white vw polo. During investigations it emerged that   the vehicle is fitted with fake registration number plates. The fake registration number plate is : LT 57 JG GP.  The man fetched Olorato at her residential complex in Athol, Johannesburg at around 15:00 pm on Sunday, 25 May 2025. He drove with the victim in the township of Al...

Lephalale – The Police in Lephalale have launched a manhunt for suspects following the brutal murder of a foreign national man aged 39, in what appears to be a vigilante attack on Monday morning, 12 May 2025 at about 08:00 at Marapong Extension 3. Police were called to the scene, following reports of mob justice in the area. Upon arrival, officers discovered an African male lying on the ground, severely assaulted, bleeding and partially clothed. Emergency medical services were immediately summoned, and the victim was transported to the local hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries. The case, initially opened as Assault with Intent to Cause Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH), has since been converted to murder. The motive behind the killing is still under investigation. No arrests have been made yet. Provincial Commissioner Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has strongly condemned the incident: "Vigilantism has no place in our society and constitutes a serious criminal offense. We...