Mbalula names Yolisa Matakata as new Hawks chief
Police minister appoints Lt-Gen Yolisa Matakata as the acting head of the Hawks to take over from Berning Ntlemeza
13 April 2017 - 11:56
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula has appointed Lt-Gen Yolisa Matakata as the acting head of the Hawks. This after a full bench of the High Court in Pretoria dismissed Ntlemeza’s application for leave to appeal against an earlier ruling that found his appointment to be invalid. He was fired with immediate effect. Matakata is the deputy head of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), or the Hawks. Ntlemeza was appointed head of the Hawks in December 2014 by then police minister Nathi Nhleko.
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