Preliminary investigation shows a firearm confiscated when an alleged gang hitman was arrested in Cape Town this week can be linked to several gang-related murders in the city, the directorate for priority crime investigation (Hawks) in the Western Cape said on Sunday.. “The Hawks have taken over investigations of an[…]
A man has been arrested in KwaZulu-Natal in connections with a multi-million rand mortgage credit fraud, the directorate for priority crime investigation (Hawks) said on Saturday. “The Hawks have arrested Malusi Norrison Kuzwayo, 34, for fraud, uttering, and money laundering relating to mortgage credit fraud to the tune of R9.5[…]
Major-General Shadrack Sibiya claims he was fired as the Gauteng Hawks commissioner not because of illegal renditions but because he arrested Crime Intelligence boss Richard Mdluli. Hearing of fired Hawks’ Gauteng boss postponed to August Hearing of fired Hawks’ Gauteng boss postponed to August Sibiya’s advocate, Paul Kennedy, yesterday told[…]
The Hawks have once again been forced to deny claims that they were expected to talk to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan on Monday about his time at the South African Revenue Service. This followed reports that the Hawks were on Monday going to interview Gordhan and some of the officials[…]
South Africa’s elite Hawks police unit denied on Sunday a report that an investigation involving Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, which has helped to weaken the rand, has been transferred to another part of the force. Citing an unnamed source, the City Press newspaper said the police crime intelligence unit had[…]
The Hawks have assured Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan he is not a suspect in their controversial SA Revenue Service (Sars) “rogue unit” investigation and that he would not be arrested. This is revealed in correspondence between the unit and Gordhan’s lawyers this week following sensational reports of the imminent arrest[…]
The ANC in Parliament has stopped short of fully backing Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan in his battle with the Hawks. ANC chief whip Jackson Mthembu said on Thursday that the ANC caucus supported Gordhan, just like it did other ministers in the cabinet. On Thursday, the SACP became the ANC’s[…]
The Hawks, the police’s special investigative unit, have accused the SA Communist Party of “peddling information” to undermine its controversial boss. Hawks spokesman Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi, was reacting to an SACP statement on Wednesday in support of Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan. The statement accused Hawks boss Lieutenant-General Berning Ntlemeza of[…]
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says reports of his alleged imminent arrest have been extremely distressing for him and his family. He said in a statement on Tuesday that he was not aware of any charges or further investigations until the reports surfaced over the weekend. The Sunday Times reported at[…]
If Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan were to be arrested and charged by the Hawks’ crimes against the state unit, it would likely be for contravening the country’s intelligence laws. The Sunday Times reported that Gordhan’s arrest was “imminent”. The Hawks had handed over their docket to the National Prosecuting Authority[…]
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