Alex Patrick is a Sunday Times and TimesLIVE reporter with a keen interest in crime, environmental and socioeconomic issues.
Hundreds jailed for many years for stealing copper, gold and diamonds
NewsAs law-enforcement officers struggle to halt the rampant theft of precious metal and copper, often stolen from ...
More than 140 people have been convicted of serious corruption
NewsHawks head Lt-Gen Godfrey Lebeya on Tuesday gave a list of the top 45 cases the organisation had dealt with since 2018.
Woman convicted of murdering grandmother, fraudulently using Sassa and bank cards
NewsAfter strangling Nomsa Tshabalala with her bare hands, Nomaswazi Tshabalala buried her in the garden.
Nine more arrests in Gauteng over July 2021 unrest
NewsPolice have arrested nine more people linked to the July unrest last year.
Hawks are investigating 22,477 cases worth R1.5-trillion
NewsThe Hawks are dealing with 22,477 cases with more than 500,000 charges, says Lt-Gen Godfrey Lebeya.
#NationalShutdown — These are the routes to avoid
NewsGauteng's "national shutdown" will begin on Tuesday and end on Wednesday — the day of the nationwide protest.
Young people in Africa concerned about rights of women and children
NewsThe 2022 African Youth Survey found that 81% of South Africans registered concern about GBV in the country.
Detective 'pretended to interview teen but raped her instead'
NewsA police officer accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at the Kei Mouth police station will make his first appearance at ...
CRIME STATS | More than 1,000 women and children killed in just three months this year
NewsIn three months, 1,098 women and children were killed in SA.
Hawks detail many successes in several high-priority investigations
NewsSince 2018, 55 of 187 people arrested, have been convicted for the murder of police officials.