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News24 investigative journalist Jeff Wicks says the latest twist in the Crime Intelligence unit saga could create leadership gap.

SAPS Crime Intelligence head, Lieutenant General Peter Jacobs and five fellow officers from the division are seeking an urgent intervention from the Pretoria High Court to declare their suspensions by National Commissioner Khehla Sitole unlawful. Jacobs was the first to be served with a notice of suspension on 30 November, while fellow officers were notified on 10 December 2020. “Credible evidence was available that the Account was looted by a number of CFOs and or Divisional Commissioners and other Senior Crime Intelligence Officers,” said Jacobs in his 42-page searing document, setting ...

Peter Jacobs. (Jan Gerber, News24) Embattled police Crime Intelligence (CI) head Peter Jacobs – who faces suspension over serious misconduct allegations – has taken his fight to the halls of the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. Jacobs, alongside five high-ranking officers under his command, are at the centre of a leadership purge in the division, rooted in claims that they unlawfully used the division's Secret Services Account – a shadowy slush fund used to bankroll covert operations – to purchase Covid-19 personal protective equipment. There’s more t...

In a Cape Town courtroom in January 2018, claims emerged that the head of detectives in the Western Cape, Major-General Jeremy Vearey, was a member of the 27s gang and worked with the gang’s leader to have an attorney murdered. Fast-forward nearly three years and claims of a similar nature have been made in another Cape Town courtroom. This time the claims focus on the head of the Anti-Gang Unit (AGU), Major-General Andre Lincoln, and are along the lines that he wanted a criminal suspect and the suspect’s partner to help him carry out a hit on someone who had been threatening him and his ...

Bruins players describe life on the road Since late November, the Bruins have practiced and played outside of Minnesota. Posted: Dec 11, 2020 10:20 PM Updated: Dec 11, 2020 10:41 PM Posted By: Zach Gilleland BISMARCK, ND. - It's been a tough stretch for both the Austin Bruins and Rochester Grizzlies, who have spent the past three weeks playing on the road. The Bruins have made their home in the Dakotas, travelling from Aberdeen, to Minot and now Bismarck. It's been a road trip with a lot of miles on the tires and changing of hotels and practice facilities. "Two weekends ago we took off and h...