Alex Patrick Senior reporter

Alex Patrick is a Sunday Times and TimesLIVE reporter with a keen interest in crime, environmental and socioeconomic issues.

Alex Patrick Senior reporter
Winter is coming ... and so are those sexy sardines

The time of year is fast approaching when billions of sardines will set off up the east coast, bringing a phenomenal array of sharks, whales, ...

Alex Patrick Senior reporter
Gunshots the most common cause of unnatural deaths among foreigners in south ...

Bullets are the main cause of unnatural deaths of non-South Africans in Hillbrow and south Johannesburg.

Alex Patrick Senior reporter
Girls asked by teachers for sexual favours for good grades: report

Female students in SA are being asked to sleep with educators for good grades, according to Corruption Watch's “Sound the Alarm” report.

Alex Patrick Senior reporter
Hundreds jailed for many years for stealing copper, gold and diamonds

As law-enforcement officers struggle to halt the rampant theft of precious metal and copper, often stolen from infrastructure, police have recorded ...

Alex Patrick Senior reporter
Hawks detail many successes in several high-priority investigations

Since 2018, 55 of 187 people arrested, have been convicted for the murder of police officials.

Alex Patrick Senior reporter
Drug busts in SA seize thousands of kilograms of cocaine in past four years

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation says tackling drugs, gangsterism and associated criminal activities remains a priority for the ...

Alex Patrick Senior reporter
PPE and commercial crimes take precedence on list of serious cases

Here are examples of cases the Hawks are prioritising.

Alex Patrick Senior reporter
More than 140 people have been convicted of serious corruption

Hawks head Lt-Gen Godfrey Lebeya on Tuesday gave a list of the top 45 cases the organisation had dealt with since 2018.

Alex Patrick Senior reporter
Corruption is one of the biggest threats to SA: Hawks

To strengthen the fight against it, the anti-corruption task team and operational committee have been revitalised to fast-track investigations, ...

Alex Patrick Senior reporter
Woman convicted of murdering grandmother, fraudulently using Sassa and bank ...

After strangling Nomsa Tshabalala with her bare hands, Nomaswazi Tshabalala buried her in the garden.