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INSIDE JOB - SOUTH AFRICA'S HAWKS HAVE ARRESTED A NORTH WEST PARKS AND TOURISM BOARD OFFICIAL ALLEGEDLY LINKED TO THE THEFT OF 51 RHINO HORNS LAST YEAR. facebook.com/photo/?fbid=942…
Ballots and Bullets - Julian Rademeyer's excellent report that details South Africa's current political turmoil and violence as it heads towards elections.
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Out now: My new report for @GI_TOC on assassinations and mass killings in South Africa. In just nine months, at least 42 people affiliated with political parties, civic movements, and traditional leadership have been gunned down. And more than 210 people have been murdered in 45 mass shooting incidents linked to gang and taxi violence, extortion, and illegal mining. globalinitiative.net/analysi…
Securing Dong's arrest on World Rhino Day sends a clarion call that syndicates hiding behind purportedly legitimate fronts are no longer untouchable.
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Wildlife trafficking net widens — Hawks nab a fifth suspect on World Rhino Day
The staged rhino horn heist complainant who opened an allegedly false armed robbery case last year, has finally been arrested and unmasked
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ANC Operative Killed in Police Shootout with Poachers
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Two police generals and a civilian arrested - allegedly linked to the illegal dealing and unlawful possession of precious metals following an intensive investigation by the Gauteng Counter Intelligence Operations (GCI-OPS).
The South African Police Service (SAPS) confirms the arrest of two senior officers and a civilian allegedly linked to the illegal dealing and unlawful possession of precious metals following an intensive investigation by the Gauteng Counter Intelligence Operations (GCI-OPS).
Sources say that the civilian arrested is Tariq Downes from Durban.
He owns a security company and was active in Durban’s nightlife and club scene.
He also worked with the Morningside Community Policing Forum on safety initiatives around Florida Road.
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Sources say that the civilian arrested is Tariq Downes from Durban.
He owns a security company and was active in Durban’s nightlife and club scene.
He also worked with the Morningside Community Policing Forum on safety initiatives around Florida Road.
@pule_jones @HeidiGiokos @eNCA
#eNCA
Stay tuned to @eNCA DSTv 403 as we continue to bring you the latest.
First with Breaking News! #eNCA
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ALARMING RHINO HORN EXPORT DETAILS RAISE RED FLAGS - MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS REMAIN AFTER COURT CASE
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Rhino breeders in South Africa are attempting to bend international wildlife trade regulations to their will and undermine decades of South African law to circumvent the ban on international rhino horn trade. eia.org/report/sidestepping-…
Dawie Groenewald and Schalk Steyn’s Mbombela rhino horn case has been postponed for the umpteenth time, this time to August 24, awaiting the outcome of a recusal application.
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South African professional big game trophy hunter and alleged rhino poaching mastermind, Hugo Ras, appeared in the Pretoria High Court today, with a new legal team.
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How the rot at Home Affairs and Vietnam's shadowy Passport Machine shielded a Vietnamese rhino horn syndicate for twenty years.
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The rhino horn heist that exposed Vietnam’s shadowy passport machine and rot at Home Affairs
By Simon Bloch
26 Mar 2026
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VIETNAMESE MILLIONAIRE AND ACCUSED WILDLIFE TRAFFICKER CHU DANG KHOA, REMANDED IN CUSTODY
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RHINO HORN KINGPIN and ALLEGED TRANSNATIONAL WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING SYNDICATE BOSS ARRESTED IN SOUTH AFRICA
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A controversial Vietnamese national was arrested trying to flee South Africa while facing wildlife trafficking charges. Huy Bao Tran is linked to the ‘staged’ theft of 98 rhino horns and a vast global syndicate. @EIAEnvironment @EIA_News @STROOP_film
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CONSERVATION TRUST LAUNCHES TODAY February 9, 2026
Former South African Environmental Minister the Environment Dr Dion George has been appointed the inaugural Executive Chairman of the Conservation Trust. @EIAEnvironment @EIA_News @CITES @WJCommission
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HAWKS INVESTIGATE 'THEFT' OF 98 RHINO HORNS
The Serious Organised Crime Unit’s probe of the theft from a North West game farm comes on the heels of a rhino horn bust at a Joburg storage facility.
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