WESTERN CAPE: The Hawks' Bellville based Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team have on 11 September 2024 arrested a 55 years old Kobie Nieuwenhuis on a warrant. It is reported that the accused was a duly admitted attorney, notary and conveyancer. She practiced as such under…
The Department of Health calls for continued public vigilance as the country records one more laboratory-confirmed case. The patient is a 38-year-old man who sought medical intervention at a private medical practice in Cape Town, Western Cape on 4 September 2024 after he experienced typical…
The Hawks' National Head, Lieutenant General (Dr/Adv) Lebeya has directed a multi-disciplinary team to investigate the murder of Lieutenant Colonel Frans Mathipa in a bid to apprehend those responsible for the murder. He further passed heartfelt condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the…
The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has established a new shared forensic service initiative termed a state forensic capability (SFC) unit within the FIC, which will see specialised resources in forensic accounting, financial analysis and related services working together to support the work of law enforcement…
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH REPORT BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN ANTI MONEY LAUNDERING INTEGRATED TASKFORCE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REFINITIV, ON MODERN SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PROVIDES VALUABLE INSIGHTS FOR BANKING SECTOR. Wednesday, 22 March 2023: A research report, compiled by the South African Anti-Money Laundering Integrated Task Force…
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…