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Whistleblowers lift lid on Transnet procurement
Sworn affidavits submitted to the Hawks by whistleblowers allege that senior Transnet executives ignored procurement irregularities and collusion in contracts worth over R900…
Lebeya ‘can’t recall’ being told where 541kg cocaine haul was stored
Former Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya testified before the Madlanga commission, stating he cannot recall being told where a 541kg seized cocaine consignment was stored before it was…
KZN Hawks boss says Mchunu put pressure on him to implicate Mkhwanazi in police shootings
KZN Hawks head Deenadayalan Govender testified before the Madlanga commission that suspended police minister Senzo Mchunu pressured him to implicate provincial police…
Matlala denies improper links to former KZN Hawks head Senona
Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry that his relationship with former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Lesetja Senona was strictly 'brotherly',…
‘Paul O’Sullivan was a double agent’
Double agent claims against Paul O’Sullivan have resurfaced after former head of the Gauteng Hawks, Major-General Prince Mokotedi, made explosive claims that O’Sullivan was…
Senona and Matjeng latest casualties of Madlanga Commission
The Madlanga Commission has led to significant changes within the South African Police Service (SAPS), with KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Major General Lesetja Senona resigning amid…
Hawks boss Senona to face Madlanga commission over Port Shepstone cocaine theft
Madlanga commission to focus on Port Shepstone cocaine theft as Hawks boss Senona prepares to testify
MK chief whip granted R30 000 in fraud case
In October, when the ‘M&G’ first released the story that Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi had been allegedly soliciting 50% to 60% of staff salaries, claiming it was meant for Zuma, she…
Warrant officer Phakula accuses Feroz Khan of orchestrating arrest to derail cocaine bust
Phakula says Khan orchestrated the arrest of four police officials at the scene to shift attention away from the investigation and let the ‘real perpetrators’ walk free
Hawks intercepted Gauteng officers trying to steal cocaine
Hawks arrested four police officers who attempted to steal 999kg of cocaine that arrived in Johannesburg from Brazil
Madlanga commission hears how 999kg cocaine bust unfolded in Gauteng
The Madlanga commission has heard how the Hawks intercepted nearly a tonne of cocaine shipped from Brazil to Johannesburg in July 2021, after an initial intervention by Gauteng…
Repeated break-ins at Hawks facility before 541kg cocaine theft, commission hears
The Madlanga commission heard that chain-of-custody protocols were not followed and forensic processing requirements were not met
Complaint against Idac head
A civil society organisation has opened a new criminal complaint against senior prosecutor Andrea Johnson, alleging a conflict of interest in a recruitment process in which her…
Tolashe faces second wave of criminal complaints as DA enters SUV probe
The move comes amid mounting political pressure and follows ActionSA’s earlier criminal complaint, which it says the Hawks are investigating
SIU unveils large-scale issuance of fraudulent permits by some home affairs officials
The Special Investigating Unit traced financial gains of more than R181 million linked to beneficiaries of fraudulent visa applications that were supported by fake documentation