Fikile Mbalula to meet Hawks on fired Ntlemeza
The Pretoria High Court refuses leave to appeal against ruling the former Hawks boss was dishonest and unfit to lead the elite crime-fighting unit
Police Minister Fikile Mbalula is on Thursday expected to meet the leadership of the serious commercial crimes unit, the Hawks, a day after the dismissal of its boss, Berning Ntlemeza. In a day filled with drama, a full bench of the High Court in Pretoria tossed out Ntlemeza’s application for leave to appeal against an earlier ruling that he was dishonest and unfit to lead the elite crime-fighting unit. Judges Peter Mabuse, Selby Baqwa and Jody Kollapen in a unanimous ruling ordered in favour of civic society organisations saying that his immediate removal was in the public interest. They also awarded costs against the minister. A key ally of President Jacob Zuma, Ntlemeza was at the forefront of the botched prosecution of former finance minister Pravin Gordhan over the so-called South African Revenue Service (SARS) "rogue unit". Ntlemeza was appointed head of the Hawks in September 2015, despite then police minister Nathi Nhleko being aware of judgments questioning his fitness to h...
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