What are Hawks?
The Hawks are the South African Police Services’ Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, which targets organized crime, economic crime, corruption, and other serious crime referred to it by the President or another division of the South African Police Service.
Hawks South Africa Contact Details
Phone: 012 846 4590
Fax: 086 546 1400
Email: CorruptionReports@saps.gov.za
Address: Anti-Corruption Desk A5 Promat Building 1 Cresswell Road Silverton Pretoria.
How do you become a Hawks member in South Africa?
The first requirement is to be a South African citizen. For security reasons, applications are not welcome from foreigners.
Another requirement is to be at least 25 years but under 40, with documentary proof to back that up. A health questionnaire has to be completed as well – at the applicant’s cost.
What crimes do the hawks investigate?
The elite, independent unit in the South African Police Service investigates priority crimes such as cash-in-transit robberies, theft of fuel from Transnet pipelines, drug trafficking, human trafficking, corruption, commercial crimes, organized crimes, cybercrime, and money laundering.