Drugs, corruption and fraud account for bulk of Hawks arrests in second quarter - Hawks head Godfrey Lebeya also announced new appointments to boost the directorate’s capacity, including Lieutenant General Siphesihle Nkosi, who becomes its deputy head
Lebeya also announced new appointments to boost the directorate’s capacity, including Lieutenant General Siphesihle Nkosi, who becomes the deputy head of the Hawks, effective from 1 November.
“The DPCI [Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation] has grown from the last time when we announced that we are operating under 50% and today marks the second public update of successes achieved by the DPCI.” On Tuesday, Lebeya said most arrests in the second quarter were from serious organised crime investigations, which accounted for 524 arrests, followed by serious commercial crimes with 206 arrests and serious corruption investigations at 97 arrests. He said 217 convictions out of 524 arrests had been attained, with serious organised crime taking the lead at 128 convictions.
Between January 2008 and December 2010, the department of sports, arts and culture allocated money to the Brandfort Museum project — popularly known as the Winnie Mandela Museum — but service providers were appointed without following proper procurement processes, leading to the department losing R700 000 in fraudulent activities.
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