# Forum for South Africa has welcomed acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia’s recommendation for the appointment of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi as the national head of the Hawks. The unit has been without a permanent head since June 2025, when Godfrey Lebeya, who led it for years, retired. FORUM4SA leader Tebogo Mashilompane says South Africans have witnessed Mkhwanazi’s work and his public stance on issues of crime, corruption, political interference and accountability:
FORUM4SA welcomes the process to appoint Mkhwanazi as the new head of the Hawks [SOUND]
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