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HAWKS

Khumalo: Hawks has double agent
National
/ 7 November 2025

Khumalo: Hawks has double agent

The Madlanga Commission was told that the investigation into a cartel-linked Hawks officer was ongoing

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Khumalo: Political killings task team model should be adopted nationwide
National
/ 4 November 2025

Khumalo: Political killings task team model should be adopted nationwide

Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo says traditional policing methods can’t combat sophisticated criminal cartels

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Hawks say miscommunication led to alleged interference in Molefe’s arrest
National
/ 3 November 2025

Hawks say miscommunication led to alleged interference in Molefe’s arrest

The Hawks’ top brass told the Madlanga Commission that a miscommunication — not interference — led to their presence at alleged crime boss Katiso Molefe’s arrest

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Gauteng traffic police deny interfering in Katiso Molefe’s arrest
National
/ 3 November 2025

Gauteng traffic police deny interfering in Katiso Molefe’s arrest

Gauteng traffic police chief denied any interference and stated they were assisting the Hawks

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Hawks helicopter attempted to stop Molefe arrest, Witness A tells Madlanga commission
Politics
/ 21 October 2025

Hawks helicopter attempted to stop Molefe arrest, Witness A tells Madlanga commission

The anonymous witness said frequent interference in the investigation of murder suspect Katiso Molefe showed how far his influence reached in the police service

By Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
Five to finally face charges for Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster
The Green Guardian
/ 27 August 2025

Five to finally face charges for Jagersfontein tailings dam disaster

The move comes nearly three years after the collapse of the diamond processing facility in the Free State

By Sheree Bega
Polokwane mayor: ‘Fake whistleblowers want to eat’
Politics
/ 29 July 2025

Polokwane mayor: ‘Fake whistleblowers want to eat’

John Mpe alleges that former contractors were angered by the municipality’s decision to do the work itself and not spend millions on fleet card and stadium maintenance tenders

By Lunga Mzangwe
AfriForum reiterates calls for US sanctions against Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 5 March 2025

AfriForum reiterates calls for US sanctions against Ramaphosa

Kallie Kriel said treason charges were baseless and would only serve AfriForum’s cause

By Emsie Ferreira
Investigating Directorate Against Corruption does not cut the constitutional mustard
Opinion
/ 21 June 2024

Investigating Directorate Against Corruption does not cut the constitutional mustard

Government is bound by the Glenister findings but has behaved as if it is not so bound by enacting the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) bill

By Paul Hoffman
BHI Trust Ponzi scheme: Hawks swoop on alleged kingpins
National
/ 3 June 2024

BHI Trust Ponzi scheme: Hawks swoop on alleged kingpins

Michael Haldane and Sona Pillay have been implicated in the police investigation into the failed R2.8 billion scheme

By Lyse Comins
BREAKING: Zizi Kodwa to be charged for corruption this week
National
/ 1 June 2024

BREAKING: Zizi Kodwa to be charged for corruption this week

The sports, arts and culture minister allegedly received cash and other benefits to influence lucrative tenders for a software firm

By Khaya Koko
Batohi, NPA win R4.2m freezing order against Mangaung municipality
National
/ 25 March 2024

Batohi, NPA win R4.2m freezing order against Mangaung municipality

The Hawks are also investigating a criminal case in which a company was paid for services it did not deliver

By Khaya Koko
Global & Local distances itself from BHI Trust financial scandal
Business
/ 22 November 2023

Global & Local distances itself from BHI Trust financial scandal

The financial intermediary says its ‘directors, staff, their families and friends have also suffered loss arising out of investments’ in the collapsed fund

By Lyse Comins
Cash-in-transit heists remain ‘a thorn’, Hawks boss Lebeya says after 19 suspects killed in Limpopo
National
/ 4 September 2023

Cash-in-transit heists remain ‘a thorn’, Hawks boss Lebeya says after 19 suspects killed in Limpopo

From April to June, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation arrested 27 suspects and secured six convictions related to cash-in-transit heists

By Eunice Masson
Unemployment Insurance Fund fraud is a ‘lifestyle’ in KwaZulu-Natal
National
/ 16 August 2023

Unemployment Insurance Fund fraud is a ‘lifestyle’ in KwaZulu-Natal

A total of R2.6 billion was recovered by the UIF nationally through its ‘follow the money’ project which is auditing companies that benefited from Covid-19 relief scheme

By Lyse Comins
Prosecutors who gunned for Booysen face disciplinary hearings
National
/ 5 August 2023

Prosecutors who gunned for Booysen face disciplinary hearings

At the Zondo commission, Booysen accused the three of lying under oath and launching a spurious prosecution against him and officers from the Cato Manor Special Crimes Unit

By Lyse Comins
July 2021: Riots? What riots?
Opinion
/ 9 July 2023

July 2021: Riots? What riots?

On July 9, looting and violence started in KwaZulu-Natal and the scars of those eight terrible days are still red and angry

By Des Erasmus
Corruption rap for NPA pair for failing to prosecute Bushiri
National
/ 19 May 2023

Corruption rap for NPA pair for failing to prosecute Bushiri

The Hawks allegedly ‘forced’ Bushiri’s alleged rape victims to withdraw their complaints

By Khaya Koko
‘Former Chiefs spin doctor was sheltered by Shepherd Bushiri’
National
/ 16 May 2023

‘Former Chiefs spin doctor was sheltered by Shepherd Bushiri’

Louis Tshakoane and his son, held over fraud after four years as fugitives, were allegedly harboured by the self-proclaimed prophet in Malawi and South Africa

By Khaya Koko
De Ruyter: I told the police more than I said in TV interview
National
/ 10 May 2023

De Ruyter: I told the police more than I said in TV interview

The former Eskom chief executive said he relayed all privately-gathered intelligence to the police and Minister Pravin Gordhan, and so did not breach his reporting duty

By Emsie Ferreira and Des Erasmus
Hawks head says De Ruyter is a ‘suspect’ for not reporting alleged Eskom graft
National
/ 9 May 2023

Hawks head says De Ruyter is a ‘suspect’ for not reporting alleged Eskom graft

The Hawks and SIU suggested to Scopa that the former Eskom chief lied about reporting fraud and corruption

By Khaya Koko
Financial manager up for scamming North West maize mill of R9.1m
National
/ 18 April 2023

Financial manager up for scamming North West maize mill of R9.1m

Reginald Scholtz allegedly created bogus companies and paid himself in more than 61 transactions

By Khaya Koko
NPA’s Batohi knew about Bushiri rape cover-up: justice ministry
National
/ 7 April 2023

NPA’s Batohi knew about Bushiri rape cover-up: justice ministry

The National Prosecuting Authority received the report implicating prosecutors in delaying justice for rape victims, says the justice department

By Khaya Koko
We don’t want to harass Shepherd Bushiri, NPA told the Hawks
National
/ 31 March 2023

We don’t want to harass Shepherd Bushiri, NPA told the Hawks

Internal meeting notes show state prosecutors allegedly stalled Shepherd Bushiri’s arrest for rape nine days before he escaped

By Khaya Koko
How R31.5 million was stolen from FNB and Rand Merchant Bank clients
National
/ 16 March 2023

How R31.5 million was stolen from FNB and Rand Merchant Bank clients

British citizen Richard Marsden apparently orchestrated the defrauding of clients at FNB, Absa and Rand Merchant Bank

By Khaya Koko
ANC preparing summons in defamation suit against De Ruyter
Politics
/ 8 March 2023

ANC preparing summons in defamation suit against De Ruyter

The party is calculating the amount it would seek from the former Eskom CEO in damages but is struggling to establish his whereabouts

By Emsie Ferreira
All not well at private KZN hospital
National
/ 2 December 2022

All not well at private KZN hospital

Health facility entangled in tax fraud, licence bribery and bogus qualifications imbroglios

By Paddy Harper
Drugs, corruption and fraud account for bulk of Hawks arrests in second quarter
National
/ 29 November 2022

Drugs, corruption and fraud account for bulk of Hawks arrests in second quarter

Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya also announced new appointments to boost the directorate’s capacity, including Lieutenant General Siphesihle Nkosi, who becomes its deputy head

By Mandisa Ndlovu
How Casanova’s partners stole someone’s home
National
/ 11 November 2022

How Casanova’s partners stole someone’s home

A judge said a ‘scam’ by the sidekick of convicted fraudster Johan Fouche, Leonie Dempers, was ‘unconscionable, immoral and illegal’

By Lyse Comins
Ramaphosa’s future hinges on whether he serves the party or the people
Opinion
/ 30 October 2022

Ramaphosa’s future hinges on whether he serves the party or the people

The president has made strides in renewing the state but how he deals with individuals in the ANC linked to state capture may be his undoing in the party

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
Faced with MPs’ questions, Ramaphosa remains silent on Farmgate
Politics
/ 30 August 2022

Faced with MPs’ questions, Ramaphosa remains silent on Farmgate

Opposition parties protested that the law does not allow the president to evade questions from elected representatives

By Emsie Ferreira
What the Fica? South Africa’s possible greylisting in black and white
Business
/ 5 August 2022

What the Fica? South Africa’s possible greylisting in black and white

South Africa’s banks and the treasury must address legal loopholes and weaknesses by October or face greylisting by global money laundering watchdog

By Sarah Smit
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