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It should come as no surprise that Hermione Cronje has, like the Hawks before her, landed no ‘big fish’ from the murky waters of State Capture. It is not her fault. She was plagued by shrinking budgets, a hollowed-out NPA and saboteurs in the ranks of the NPA.

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane hauled the Hawks before the high court in the Eastern Cape in an effort to stop the police's elite investigating unit from probing him.

Hawks head General Godfrey Lebeya says that although they have limited resources, he is confident they can solve most of the cases.

In a speech delivered to the NCOP, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan has called on other firms who benefitted from the goings-on at Eskom to follow the example of McKinsey and pay back the money.

Tebogo Letsie, Gallo Images, City Press The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the Special Investigating Unit have created a new anti-corruption forum. The forum is aimed at monitoring infrastructure projects more effectively and putting systems in place to detect and prevent corruption. Representatives of the forum include the NPA and the Hawks. The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the Special Investigating Unit have created a new anti-corruption forum aimed at...

Nicco Dojon Pascal, 28, of Craneshill Drive, Bicester, was convicted at Oxford Crown Court on Friday. He pleaded guilty to three counts of being concerned in the supply of cocaine, crack cocaine and heroin, and one count of escaping lawful custody. He was sentenced to a jail for seven years and three months. The Class A drugs counts related to incidents  between April and September 2020, and the escape from lawful custody took place on August 13. Detective Inspector Aidan Donohoe, of...

Minister Lamola says NPA is not protecting white criminals By Mayibongwe Maqhina Share Cape Town - Minister Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola on Wednesday dismissed suggestions by the EFF that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was not prosecuting former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste because it was protecting white criminals. Lamola said the NPA was not protecting black or white criminals. He made the comment when he was responding to a follow-up question during a que...

defenceWeb Written by SANews - 42 Police Minister Bheki Cele has called on KwaZulu-Natal communities to assist the South African Police Service track the killers of four officers murdered across the province in the past week. The Minister visited the province on Thursday following the brutal murders of Sergeant Makhosaze Mdlangathi, Sergeant Mfikelwa Mtolo, Constable Royal Mfihloyakhe Ndlovu and Constable Mbuso Nzimela. Mdlangathi and Mtolo, who were stationed at the Plessislar and Richmond st...

Carl Niehaus was left with egg on his face when he was forced on Monday to retract parts of his affidavit to the reopened inquest into trade unionist Dr Neil Aggett’s death in detention at Johannesburg’s John Vorster Square police station on 5 February 1982.  Niehaus, an ANC MK veteran, was also a detainee in the 1980s. He took the stand because his 2020 affidavit to the court was not accepted by counsel for Security Branch policeman Nicolaas Deetlefs, who was a warrant officer at the time...

The Hawks. Picture: Bloemfontein Courant. Despite having had to grapple with rogue elements within their ranks, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), better know as the Hawks will end the year smelling of roses, with experts saying their willingness to act against high-profile suspects somewhat helped restore the public’s trust in the country’s justice system. This year saw the Hawks bare their talons in ...