The Wynberg Regional Court sentenced Van Boven to life imprisonment on three counts of rape, 15 years on two counts of robbery and five years for kidnapping, in crimes he committed just months after the murders of Hess and Lategan.
Within five hours of a policeman being killed in Khayelitsha, Constable Kwayo Louw apprehended two suspects. His swift work was recognised at the weekend when he received the Western Province SAPS Man of the Year award.
Warrant Officer Wendy Lee juggles life as a single mother with duties to address major social issues confronting the rural community of Herold, near George.
Members of a team dedicated to busting organised crime networks spent weeks away from their families safeguarding a R583-million haul of cocaine found on a fishing vessel off Saldanha Bay in 2021. This earned the team the Catch of the Year honour at the Western Cape SAPS Excellence Awards.