Hawks swoop on alleged Transnet fuel theft kingpin

[@petercowan6361]

Good show. What amazes me though is how government officials are never locked up. I am sure some of them might also be involved. Are they protected? This theft is small fry compared to government theft of tax payers monies and nobody has been jailed.

[@MusehanaH]

So, should these guys be let go then? 🤔

[@e-_-z-eddy4898]

Even if. They need to keep on with average citezens. That scares the people providing.

[@NickyKlue]

It's the amc cadres way been like this for 30 years

[@mphelorodney6057]

As long as politicians are not arrested I am not convinced

[@emmahmaepa7071]

True cause bamdibi munye nabo

[@ramennaidoo162]

You nailed it on the head, if you look at all the politicians that were involved in underhand activities that were caught with their fingers in the cookie jar, they go scotfree. Typically JZ

[@acidjazz-t5v]

How can you be stealing such large amounts of fuel from Transnet without senior staff members of Transnet and politicians being involved 🤔

[@abdul-azeezpapier5162]

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[@abdul-azeezpapier5162]

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[@abdul-azeezpapier5162]

5

[@emmahmaepa7071]

Obviously connection

[@mikespencer4922]

All payed to look the other way.

[@claywilson6149]

Looking at this guys house , it just proves what my grandfather said to me years ago . Money can buy you many luxuries , but cannot buy you class .

[@thenjiwetetyana8387]

😂😂😂😂

[@mthokozisimagagula]

So true, such a classless palooka...

[@MusehanaH]

Tell me about it, Clay. Tell me about it 😱

[@Grooving3]

The "VERSACE" sandblasting on windows .... (-;

[@claywilson6149]

@@Grooving3 that was a dead giveaway. 👍

[@ginadew9180]

The previous security did FOKOLI. They must also be investigated. How come they didn't notice anything was going on?

[@nkonzombatha5499]

Two different security companies and both of them are still there even now but they are useless. Thanks to the current security company.

[@lloydlebelo4623]

True. They might also be involved in this mess

[@homonaledi5024]

Incompetence??

[@maggiemahlatji997]

Let them be arrested All this corrupt gang will be exposed noma kanjani Nothing is permanent in life

[@maggiemahlatji997]

We thank the Hawks to do their job many are still going to be arrested There is no job without wages

[@samanthaholm9634]

Wow these criminal were neat. They ran a clean clean house. Had factories built tankers for storage. Tanker vehicles. A huge house built on the property. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS. VOMIT 🤢. SO SICK OF THIS. Thank you Hawks thank you bidvest security company.

[@thabomathabatha4808]

Great work to the Hawks and security firm

[@setumomahakoe1494]

Good work done ! But why is operation be handle this way ? Why are the peopke , the workers treated like this ? Made to be packed like dogs and not faced the wall ? Why are the blacks treating each othe like this.? Not even the killer's are treated like this ? This is an insult to one's divinity, dignity, facing someone behind ....!it is insult even in burials PEOPLE. .don't make people sit, sleep,like that ..why ?

[@davidm.226]

@@setumomahakoe1494 You see the problem with South Africans is that any form of harsh discipline or rules quickly gets turns into apartheid racism. This is a protocol that police man use when arresting a lot of suspects in one place.

[@nchadintsimane8198]

@@setumomahakoe1494 ba siame, ba phinyetsane...lol

[@thabomathabatha4808]

@@davidm.226 I believe your right. During the unrest some arrests were done in a similar manner. It’s meant to ensure the police safety as well as making it difficult for those arrested to run. It’s not meant as a jab to their humanity.

[@Khuzwayo-ip3md]

​@davidm.226 that is very disturbing true

[@mariusmostert4667]

When will we see this type of action from the Hawks against criminal elements within ESKOM?

[@ZeroKool128]

😶

[@carolynchisadza9101]

Only when the private security was brought in did action happen

[@coachjoachimroomaney793]

​@carolynchisadza9101 you beat me to it😅

[@noreenm5018]

Well-done to all involved in this operation.

[@esilevinichronicles4269]

Is he the kingpin? This looks bigger than an individual operation. A syndicate probably

[@elijahmatlou3734]

Well done

[@88motho]

Absolutely 👌 👍 💯

[@SelloLesole-r6c]

This is another small department this is huge you will be amazed big names are at play here

[@colleenward3425]

is there any place that hasn't been touched by thieves

[@thekothamaga9970]

I was gonna say graveyard, but I recently learnt that tompstones get stolen and resold....So, they touched all places

[@greebdogg5845]

Funny but not funny criminals rule our streets

[@colleenward3425]

@@thekothamaga9970 that's not even saved from the thieves ...they are really disgusting in every sense

[@coachjoachimroomaney793]

No, they leave nothing and destroy everything.

[@abdullahmia2367]

Hi people very good job 👏 You caught the crooks But tomorrow he will come out of bail What hard work you done Is a big zeros Thanks 😊

[@monicakieck7501]

And ANC officials and even ministers might be involved

[@OuboetToon]

surprize me nòt...

[@miriamsijiyo6569]

Only in South Africa what shame!!

[@mikespencer4922]

It was so good to listen to a fluent well spoken and informed tv journalist for a change.

[@DumpletonDouglas]

Can't you mention like all the other reporters the previous name of Emaleleni we have no idea where this is eg Grahamstown/ Makhanda

[@thabosoweto3094]

Some black female journalists English at township tavern cashier level😂😂😂

[@Ummo2850]

Amen.

[@rastaweed1268]

Hai so how do u steal from a fuel line if no government minister was allowing it.

[@gertsteenkamp6970]

Very thank hawks 👏🙌🙏👍

[@brianlawrenson2815]

You dont build that in 3 months

[@manasemore5924]

Thank you Newzroom Africa, great reporting.

[@gskilly8962]

Levels, the kingpin is being whisked by the helicopter while his employees will be bundled in a van. 🤣🤣🤣

[@arahd]

Facts: helicopter 🚁 was for swift trip from Pta to Mpumalanga at that hideous compound of his. From his stupid house to jail, 🚁 no more.

[@veziqiniso4425]

@SARS, @SAPS, neighbour's, community how could you not pick this up and address it years ago? Well done to current investigation team, especially Protea Coin. Pls be vigilant, pray for protection for you.

[@MusehanaH]

Please add 10 years to his sentence for the hideous architecture and interior design. It's criminal

[@ntombi3171]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kobiejansevanrensburg9175]

🤣🤣🤣

[@arethamvimbi9006]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@arethamvimbi9006]

But this is our designs mos

[@JohnnyMavuso]

True the design is hideous

[@mamaafrika373]

Cyril will clean all 'em up. They think the buffalo is asleep. Get you education up and have some skill in life or else by the time Cyril is done, you'll be in a cage 🤞🏿

[@markcoleman7788]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This is peanuts compared to what Cyril and the anc has stolen, are you kidding me.???? You are delusional.!!

[@ReubenMatolong]

@@mamaafrika373 Yes Broer his doing a good job by giving more money to the Hawks and the NPA to investigate and arrest them the Bafalo is charging awe my My President awe..

[@ReubenMatolong]

@@markcoleman7788 My President never stole any money from our tax,the money in his couch is his,he sole his Cattle finish and klaar...

[@nchadintsimane8198]

The Kingpin took bribery cash with him...lol

[@greebdogg5845]

Lol

[@warrenallen5404]

So the law jumped in to clamp down on a small setup but state capture went on for yrs and those implicated are still walking around free even if they're fighting ill health

[@ThamiNdlalane]

Transnet can wait a bit, Eskom is more urgent. That is where you should be working. Nevertheless, congartulations!

[@KD-us9jm]

Couldn't agree more

[@ased786]

see what happens when the ANC leads a country, people learn from them and copy what they do.

[@faniecremer4899]

Well done Waal to you and your team, excellent work!. Luckily the police were not involved.

[@frankagliottisnr3657]

Well done to those who made the arrest

[@debramokate121]

He is not alone.....

[@samanthaholm9634]

Amazing it's these small victories all adding up will show huge results in South Africa 🇿🇦 yay

[@mosawamorena7707]

Beautiful positive comment 🇿🇦 God save SA🤗

[@gertcroukamp5287]

What happened to this case? Were anybody ever prosequted 2 years down the line?

[@PugenGovender]

Zero updates on government sites on convictions and sentences

[@mosadikhumonyakudzi912]

Keep up the good work,guys

[@thekothamaga9970]

All organized crimes require a multidisciplinary approach.

[@bootsandall3612]

Now you must offer indemnity to the workers if they can identify the consumers of this fuel

[@KD-us9jm]

Consumers, quite a tricky one.

[@NeriahB66]

Its about time that there are people fighting corruption in South Africa

[@likhonaveto9188]

PPP we need this in this country hope Hawks will start to move towards our politicians life style auditing is needed in this country

[@naraingovender9398]

What about all the thefts that is going on at Escom when will the Hawks start making arrest

[@mapleridge466]

Those buying fuel from him must also be brought to book.

[@alfroxTmo465]

Excellent to the various stakeholders,involved in this operation

[@ericlello2135]

As a comment has been made , these thugs , hopefully WILL be dealt with by the law , and harshly . Will be interesting to see which lawyers will be lining up to defend this person , because money seems to be a plenty 😊

[@ayaground]

Fuel zama zamas... who is not a zama zama in this country of ours.!?

[@caesar3909]

There is absolutely no way this guy is the kingpin. 35 years old? He is far too young to be the head of something this sophisticated. He is most likely an overseer of sorts & I doubt the real boss lives in the country. This also reeks of ANC cadre involvement as well as someone at Transnet.

[@brucemcdonald8529]

GOOD WORK!! Lets hope the judiciary play their vital part and send these @#%&*'" away to prison for a long while

[@zutidad3867]

Maybe this guy was only buying fuel for his trucks ....and is not the king pin of stealing 🤔

[@Neo_Rain146]

I believe this man is innocent. They are trying to halt black excellence

[@gertsteenkamp6970]

Who person steal? Go to jail for long life stay. Please No bail.

[@joeferreira657]

And they selling this to a Tender back to transnet. More like 20 X that.lots of people involved. Ex employees, all in.

[@ARenewedmind]

Looking at the property, the buildings, the trucks, this must have been going on for years. This is no fly by night thing. But it took a company to catch him in three months while the hawks couldn't/ wouldn't do it in years! This is not Transnet's pipeline! This is our pipeline, SA taxpaying citizens!

[@brucethackwell6686]

This is BS! How do they get away with this for so long? Who in the SAPS should go to jail?

[@jandelport431]

It is a super operation from the Hawks. I pray that God will reveal more and more of these types of criminal offenses! It will help our country to get back on track. I want to ask all South Africans to pray for the Hawks.

[@cheznone9296]

First though we need the corrupt politicians to serve their time too. How can we expect other crooks to not operate while the president of the country is also a crook????

[@colleenward3425]

name and shame them

[@madodasimelane2397]

African brothers,what kind of brothers who mess up like this ?🇿🇦

[@MightyMike55]

What are you saying. These guys are just workers

[@sindiswandlwana4259]

You will be labelled xenophobic if you ask that question being a Black South African.

[@sindiswandlwana4259]

@@MightyMike55 You defending criminals. No surprise from a descendant of Settlers, who don't have loyalty to this country.

[@gxobinjasambemntungwa9694]

They said the king pin is a Pretoria man abo my brother bangena kanjani??,sesakhomba bona noma baengenze lutho those lies are the reason why crime will never won against

[@mthokozisimagagula]

It's weird that national key points are guarded by the private sector. Bidvest is well cushioned under the current public enterprises Minister

[@nicholasmoses6762]

It is clear that SAPS cannot secure anything therefore we need private security to guard our key points. Just adding further costs to the consumer because SAPS can’t deliver.

[@KaribaWorld]

excellent operation....

[@quintonn1805]

Well done to Bidvest and the law enforcement

[@bretthart2391]

Criminals stealing from criminals caught by criminals. I nearly thought the Hawks Colonel \ Spokesperson leading this investigation just came from MCDonalds.

[@claywilson6149]

Big wads of cash in his pockets . Crime pays in SA . BUT NOT FOR YOU AND ME !!! 😡

[@hedleyfurio]

Good start but the clue is “then appear in court “ - that is start of years of postponement as demonstrated by those who have looted billions and not one person in jail . All the while the NPA are missing in action . Are lifestyle audits really that hard - get a list of all G Wagon purchases , Bentleys and any cars over R 3 million and if the owner acquired by nefarious means - straight to jail for 20 years or preferably death sentence 👍

[@arahd]

The umbrella answer to that is “lack of resources”. Which we know is by design! They just have enough police for the small sh1t and minimal intelligence to fight organized crime. How else can we interpret the mess?

[@veronicakarstel9126]

thank God for private security investigating

[@NeriahB66]

Our officials must be investigated before they are employed in the Government.There a lot of people that are honest but are not employed because you must pay them to get a job.

[@MrEvansjethro]

For the house paint, nah, arrest him.

[@CbosEasyRecipes]

😂😂😂

[@opholanyangintsimbi302]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Poeticgeenius]

So Is the reason why fuel prices were this expensive

[@TheThaminator]

No

[@ericlello2135]

This clearly has links with HIGHER , power , enabling and assisting , would anybody like to take a guess , as to the HIGHER POWER 😊?

[@mamaafrika373]

SA is like that man. This people are just out to eat for free bro

[@colleenward3425]

IT IS A SHAME ALL ROUND

[@nannonriechel3179]

So now for the Hawks to find their mole who leaked their plans.

[@ntombi3171]

Exactly 🤞

[@88motho]

Exactly 💯, The Hawks and Police have some Corrupt workers inside.

[@NeriahB66]

This guys English is so gluent compared to some government officials.

[@Maria63756]

good work

[@maseseb7790]

PRAVIN IS BUSY

[@lynnmclaughlin6270]

good job Hawks and Crime Intel

[@PugenGovender]

There is zero updates

[@waynemckay100]

Great work ...

[@quintonn1805]

Great reporting

[@EricaJoubert-n4p]

Why is this criminal still protected by not naming him and showing his face. Name and shame him.

[@SharonKeune-zo1zi]

Can only be named after he has been charged.

[@wondermanamela3672]

Great to see that those who thought they can't be touched,are now arrested

[@colleenward3425]

lock them up n no bail

[@angelodoubel9653]

Well done Hawks 👏👏👏👏

[@vuvufuzzy2594]

How daring of these criminals

[@AbbeyNdab]

That's so amazing indeed. Keep a good work guys.

[@PugenGovender]

Zero updates

[@heinpowell3638]

Come to Middelburg there's a lot of the same houses here,I wonder where they are all working

[@nic9824]

Hope they get long jail sentences. Also seize all his assets, including the property and sell it off on auction towards compensation.

[@tshidisomoraka8861]

Bidvest has its hands full from security to telecommunications to cleaning products and services throughout S.A yah neh wonder much they make a year

[@sompisiphinda1417]

8000 liters!? Yhoooooo! 😳😳😳

[@gxobinjasambemntungwa9694]

This is a TV show he's going to be out and get his properties

[@conqueringlion770]

Higher the thieving the more little the jail time, the lesser you steal the more jail time..

[@commisioned8277]

Lol, ofcourse they were tipped off. If in PTA only one person was arrested, his driver and vehicle companions had enough time to dial back to the homestead and work-place.

[@ramennaidoo162]

Someone from the syndicate got bitter from not getting their share so they let the cat out of the bag.

[@PhumzileMtshali-dp8dw]

Hawu excellent jobs Hawks as always👌🙏

[@PugenGovender]

There is zero updates of the case and sentences

[@mahr_tn1196]

10:13 definitely wasn't expecting that voice 😭

[@Mylifelovingit]

this theft must stop

[@SiphoBoshielo]

I wonder how far is the case going _ surly the gentleman is legend 🤞🏿🙌🏿🤔🤣🤣🤣🤷🏿‍♂️

[@jpharmse]

100 million loss of fuel but its 8.5lt fuel did I understand it correctly?

[@NgolaNalane]

They should continue doing their darn job

[@olgamarshall8965]

Two years ago?

[@TheThaminator]

Im also surprised

[@setumomahakoe1494]

Why can't the same operation be done at Eskom ? Sabotaging the infrastructure. There must be a bigger fish behind him.. This operation is premature , but anyway let's see what can they do when it comes to Eskom, Saa, transport syndicate.

[@cassiusmngomezulu916]

We are in Danger Shame

[@joumaseworld]

Can the buyers also be Targeted....the workers can strike a deal ....angithini guys

[@blackwidower4283]

It's too late because he already made it in life and his lawyers will represent him well in court then he will be free and back to business next week.

[@lydiamoeko898]

We want hawks to arrest these politicians.

[@ReubenMatolong]

Investigate the management and see were they stay u will be surprised,big cars and double storey house.😮

[@clintstoltz906]

Crime doesn't pay. I was offered so many opportunities over the years and declined every time. The shame would be too much