The Hawks: A new era in crime-fighting

The launch of the Hawks was the start of a new era for the fight against crime, officials said on Monday.

New crime-fighting unit dubbed the Hawks

South Africa's new Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations -- dubbed the Hawks -- was launched Gallagher Estate in Midrand on Monday.

Dramat: We’ll crush organised crime

New head of the police unit replacing the Scorpions, Anwa Dramat, on Tuesday vowed to “crush the backbone of organised crime".

Head of new priority crime unit named

Senior Western Cape policeman Anwa Dramat has been named head of the priority crime unit to succeed the Scorpions.