Firoz Cachalia, the acting Police Minister, has initiated the process to appoint Lt Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as the national head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), better known as the Hawks. The appointment has not yet been finalised and must first receive cabinet approval.
Kamogelo Mogotsi, ministerial spokesperson, says Cachalia has submitted a cabinet memorandum in which he requests the cabinet's approval of Mkhwanazi's appointment. The memorandum will be tabled at the earliest possible cabinet meeting. Sections 17CA(1) to (3) of the South African Police Service Act of 1995 provide that the minister appoints the national head of the DPCI with cabinet approval, after which the appointment must be reported to parliament.
The Hawks investigate organised crime, corruption and other serious priority crimes. According to the statement, the appointment is part of the priorities of the police's Reset Agenda and aims to ensure leadership, strategic direction and operational effectiveness at the directorate.
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
