Free State High Court Judge will appear in the Specialised Commercial Crime Court in Kroonstad to face charges of theft, money laundering and contempt of court. This morning, the Judge was served with a (J175) court summons as a form of securing the attendance of…
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Advocate Priya Biseswar as executive manager for the Monitoring and Analysis division of the FIC, effective from 1 February 2023. Adv Biseswar will oversee the Monitoring and Analysis division, which receives and analyses…
The Hawks’ Priority Crime Specialised Investigation (PCSI) together with the National Prosecution Authority’s, Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) successfully secured a preservation order of more than R3 million against a South African company for fraud that was committed against the Lesotho government. It was reported that,…
Four men were arrested over the weekend and 24 January 2023 respectively after two victims were taken from a home during a kidnapping incident in Empress Tree street, Thubelitsha, Cape town. The victims were kidnapped on Sunday, 22 January 2023 and held hostage in a…
The President signed a proclamation on 13 December 2022, for the commencement on 1 February 2023 of sections 31 and 56 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act (FIC Act). On Friday, 20 January 2023, the Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, gazetted [http://www.fic.gov.za/Documents/Proclamation%20IDTR%20Gazetted.pdf] the commencement…
FREE STATE - A 42 year old suspect was arrested in Johannesburg on Wednesday, 21 December 2022 by the Hawks' Serious Organised Crime Investigation team together with Tactical Response Team (TRT) all based in Welkom for dealing in protected plants. His arrest emanates from an…
GAUTENG – The Hawks Tactical Operations Management Section (TOMS), Gauteng Traffic Saturation unit together with Bad boys security members successfully arrested a hit man at Mofolo in Gauteng. It is alleged that on Wednesday, 21 December 2022 an intelligence driven joint operation followed up on…
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is pleased to announce that its Director, Advocate Xolisile Khanyile has been given a top accolade by the Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime (GCFFC). In announcing Adv Khanyile as the Financial Crime Fighter of the Year for 2022 on…
NORTHERN CAPE - A 51-year-old suspect is expected to appear before Kimberley Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 19 December 2022 for allegedly instigating violence against Kimberley High Court. The suspect was arrested on Thursday, 15 December 2022 by the Hawks’ Serious Organised Crime Investigation team with…
Wednesday, 30 November 2022: The Minister of Finance, Mr Enoch Godongwana, has amended the Schedules in the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001 (Act 38 of 2001) (FIC Act), which comes into effect from 19 December 2022. The amendments, contained in Government Gazette 47596 [http://www.fic.gov.za/Documents/GG%2047596%20-%2029%20Nov%202022%20(002).pdf] published…