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Agree 100% with this sentiment. We need decisive leadership at the Hawks. We need a leader not afraid to speak up and demand the Hawks proper share of the police budget (which currently only accounts for 2% compared to VIP Protection & Security Services which gets over 3%).
This is a no brainer in my opinion. The core mandate of the DPCI aka Hawks specifically targets serious organized crime, serious commercial crime, and serious corruption which includes organised criminal syndicates, high-profile government tender fraud, cash-in-transit robberies, cybercrime, and cross-border crimes. Lt Gen Mkhwanazi has proven himself:
* as a no nonsense corruption buster when he blew the whistle on institutional corruption within the SAPS.
* has a track record for his assertive intelligence-driven, and highly tactical frontline operations against powerful criminal networks, taxi violence, and extortion rackets.
* earlier this year he was tasked with National Organized Crime Role overseeing a national crime-fighting project focused on organised crime across all nine provinces.
The Hawks are in desperate need of an independent leader who holds no bars in the pursuit of organised crime that has gripped our country.
I really hope cabinet approves @Prof_Cachalia memorandum. I really hope Lt Gen Mkhwanazi accepts this role.
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Protection Orders are being used by bad actors to frustrate investigations against them.
DA MP and chair of Parliament’s Police Oversight Committee has called for a parliamentary review of the Protection from Harassment Act.
Chad Thomas from IRS also weighed in having been at the receiving end of vexatious Protection Orders: “The Act was introduced to protect vulnerable people from predators. What concerns me most is that whistle-blowers, witnesses, investigators and victims of crime are now being subjected to this process,” he said.
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Attorneys can be held to account for assisting clients in obtaining vexatious and frivolous Protection Orders, according to Fluxmans Attorneys:
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Are you kidding? This cretin has raised its head again? Needs to back under the rock it crawled out from.
O’Sullivan threatens legal action if Mkhwanazi becomes Hawks head
sundayworld.co.za/politics/o…
Attorneys can be held to account for assisting clients in obtaining vexatious and frivolous Protection Orders, according to Fluxmans Attorneys:
citizen.co.za/news/attorneys…
Protection Orders are being used by bad actors to frustrate investigations against them.
DA MP and chair of Parliament’s Police Oversight Committee has called for a parliamentary review of the Protection from Harassment Act.
Chad Thomas from IRS also weighed in having been at the receiving end of vexatious Protection Orders: “The Act was introduced to protect vulnerable people from predators. What concerns me most is that whistle-blowers, witnesses, investigators and victims of crime are now being subjected to this process,” he said.
citizen.co.za/news/da-calls-…
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[BREAKING] Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has initiated the process to appoint KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as the national head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), commonly known as the Hawks.
enca.com/news-top-stories/nh…
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Support this important appointment by Minister @Prof_Cachalia. I really wish the @PresidencyZA would make his police minster appointment permanent. The #ResetAgenda introduced by the Minister to reform the police is an important step towards restoring public confidence and trust. Read this interview with Gareth Newham (Special Advisor to the Minister of Police) published this weekend in @News24 and am filled with hope.
#PoliceMinistry [ACTING MINISTER OF POLICE TO SEEK CABINET CONCURRENCE FOR APPOINTMENT OF LT GENERAL NHLANHLA MKHWANAZI AS NATIONAL HEAD OF THE DPCI] The Acting Minister of Police, Mr Firoz Cachalia has, pursuant to the powers vested in him in terms of the South African Police Service Act 68 of 1995, initiated the process to appoint a National Head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), commonly known as the #Hawks.
In accordance with Section 17CA(1)–(3) of the Act, the appointment of the National Head of the DPCI is made by the Minister of Police, with the concurrence of Cabinet. The Act further provides for the reporting of the appointment to Parliament.
The Acting Minister has submitted a Cabinet Memorandum seeking Cabinet’s concurrence for the appointment of Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as the National Head of the DPCI. The Memorandum will be presented at the earliest opportunity during a Cabinet sitting.
The DPCI plays a critical role in South Africa’s fight against organised crime, corruption, and other serious priority offences. This is a priority for the Police Reset Agenda. The appointment of a National Head is important in ensuring strong leadership, strategic direction and operational effectiveness in addressing these crimes. ME
saps.gov.za/newsroom/ms.php
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Spy bosses have agreed to publicly give evidence about 9 classified documents which “deal with issues relating to the infiltration of the criminal justice system by organised crime syndicates” – including a report on the “Questionable credibility of IDAC".
news24.com/southafrica/crime…
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BREAKING NEWS: The State has won an order in the Mpumalanga High court to freeze assets belonging to Joe Sibanyoni which it believe are proceeds of crime - KZN Tonight Podcast
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NPA freezes R99m in assets linked to Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe Sibanyoni over alleged extortion and money laundering. ebx.sh/SuuY48
Hi @CityPowerJhb - no power at 388 Louis Botha Avenue, Maryvale (between. Orange Grove and Highlands North) for over 12 hours. Please advise. Ref CPWEB5248824.
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Tax practitioner arrested for allegedly defrauding SARS of more than R9m
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He has been charged with contravening the Commissions Act for repeatedly failing to appear before the Madlanga Commission.
ewn.co.za/2026/10/28/outcome…
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UPDATED: Last night's murder of Thulani Mbana, a Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) caucus leader and ward candidate in the Metsimaholo Local Municipality in the Free State, brings to at least nine the number of political figures murdered so far this month as South Africa gears up for local government elections on 4 November. Police say the motive for his murder has "not yet been established".
So far this month, as South Africa gears up for local government elections on 4 November, there have been at least five attacks on political figures with 8 people murdered and 5 wounded. There has been only one arrest. In addition, the @GI_TOC assassinations database recorded 43 politically-related killings in South Africa between January and the end of September 2026. globalinitiative.net/analysi…
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Remember when Paul O’Sullivan thought he was relevant after Lt General Mkhwanazi’s press conference in July last year and said he wanted General Masemola out? I wonder how that really worked out for O’Sullivan and his crew?
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OPINION | Madlanga Commission Scorecard: Is the NPA being shielded from real scrutiny?
After whistle-blower Drushantha Ramsamy exposed political meddling by Minister Senzo Mchunu and Paul O’Sullivan within IDAC, critics question whether the Madlanga Commission will confront systemic rot inside the NPA.
Read on: tinyurl.com/2cn2u5fn
#MadlangaCommission #NPA #IDAC #SenzoMchunu
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An Interpol-backed investigation by Eswatini exposed a high-level ID fraud scheme ebx.sh/0J55gT
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Parliament wants an urgent update amid allegations of misleading reporting, questions over profit and salary delays ebx.sh/EqP90x
