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Durban: Police in KwaZulu-Natal have rejected claims on reports that the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Head of the Hawks, Major General Lesetja Senona, was kicked out of his office and had his electronic devices taken away from him. “Major General Senona has a dedicated Senior Manager’s parking bay reserved for him on Parking Level 1 of the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Headquarters building. The parking is available for him every day, at any time. On Saturday, unusual events happened at the Provincial Headquarters of police in KwaZulu-Natal. Major General Senona arrived at the building and chose to park on the street parking opposite the building, not at his dedicated parking inside the building. Moments later he was joined by another Colonel, also from the Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal. The Colonel left his vehicle and joined Major General Senona in his vehicle for approximately 45 minutes. Later on, Major General Senona and his secretary entered the building through the main entrance,” the police said. They said that on weekends and after normal working hours, everybody who enters the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Headquarters building, regardless of rank, must sign a register. Major General Senona breached that security protocol by going through to his office without signing the register. His secretary signed, but only for herself. The Colonel, who also entered the building, also failed to sign the register. KZN Police spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Robert Netshiunda said that the unusual events of Major General Senona coming to work on a Saturday, the parking of his vehicle on the street and not at his parking bay inside the building, the unusual in-the-car meeting on the street with a Colonel, and the failure to sign the mandatory register raised security concerns. The South African Police Service has a responsibility to safeguard sensitive information from leakage, and with Major General Senona’s testimony at the Madlanga Commission revealing that he once sent out police documents to a private person, the unusual events on the day compelled the security personnel on duty, especially those who were manning the camera system, to inform the Provincial Commissioner of KwaZulu-Natal, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, about the unusual activities which they observed. Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi instructed the security personnel to go to Major General Senona to ask him what he was doing in the office. Major General Senona chose to leave the office and wanted to take a state computer and other documents with him. He was then asked to leave all state property behind, except for his official cellphone. Major General Senona voluntarily left the keys of his office. In respect of internal police protocol, Lieutenant General Mkhwanazi informed the Acting National Head of the Hawks of what happened and asked him to send someone to fetch office keys which Major General Senona had left with the officer in charge of security officers.
Empangeni: The Ngwelezane Regional Court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to life and 10 years imprisonment for the rape and assault with intent to do serious bodily harm of his biological mother. The offences were committed in the Nseleni area near Empangeni. The complainant and the accused lived on the same homestead, occupying separate rondavels. On the evening of 1 December 2024, the complainant was lying in bed with her minor granddaughter when the accused knocked on her door. Upon opening it, the accused began shouting at her, accusing her of speaking about him to other people. Despite her denial, he made threatening remarks and proceeded to undress before physically assaulting her by slapping and punching her. He then forced her onto the bed and raped her in the presence of the minor child.
Newcastle: Police in KwaZulu-Natal working with private security personnel arrested two suspects aged between 34 and 37 years old in Newcastle for dealing in drugs. Members from the Provincial Drug and Firearm Unit had received information of an individual who had collected drugs from Gauteng and was travelling back to Newcastle. The suspected individual was monitored until the team caught him at the Newcastle Central Business District. The suspect was found in possession of drugs and a search at his residence led to the recovery of crystal meth. The 37-year-old suspect who is out on bail on a drug-related matter was placed under arrest and charged for dealing in drugs.
Pictured above: Major General Lesetja Senona.
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