South Africa: Acting Minister Pushes Mkhwanazi for Hawks Top Job
Steadysingle sourceOne outlet reported this, in 2 reports over 2 days - no second voice in this corpus.
Thu, 29 October 2026Fri, 30 October 2026
What it is about
Firoz CachaliaLieutenant General Nhlanhla MkhwanaziHawksCabinetSouth AfricaKwaZulu-NatalNhlanhla MkhwanaziShadrack Sibiya
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
AllAfrica
29 Oct, 12:05over 17 hours30 Oct, 05:09
How it spread - 2 original reports
Thu, 29 October 2026
1 report- AllAfrica12:05first to report
[Scrolla] Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia asked the Cabinet to approve Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as the Hawks' national head on Thursday. Mkhwanazi is KwaZulu-Natal's provincial police commissioner. The statement names no successor, and Cabinet has not yet decided on the request.
Fri, 30 October 2026
1 report- AllAfrica05:09
[Daily Maverick] Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia wants KwaZulu-Natal cop boss Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi to head the country's priority crimefighters, the Hawks. While some will welcome this, it will probably not go down well with Mkhwanazi's detractors, including former national deputy commissioner for crime detection Shadrack Sibiya, who is now in custody and criminally charged.