“The Hawks are South Africa’s elite crime-fighting force who have put some of our worst criminals behind bars. Investigative journalist, Graham Coetzer, gives us a rare glimpse into this world. Each chapter looks at a different case and explores what happened – and for once, it’s good news! This is a celebration of the Hawks’ most impressive successes.

From busting the crooks behind the biggest cash heist in South African history to ending the reign of terror by a zama zama kingpin who hijacked a whole mine. Among their chilling investigations recounted here is the hunt for ruthless human traffickers and a cross-country race to apprehend a serial killer. This is an ode to the hard work and dedication of the best of our police service.

Devi Sankaree Govender said of Hunting with the Hawks – “Rare insight into the committed minds of the many who are holding up our criminal justice system, proving that all is not lost.”

Graham Coetzer is an award-winning South African investigative journalist and television producer. His work has taken him on many adventures across Africa. He won the National Press Club Journalist of the Year Award and was shortlisted for the prestigious Taco Kuiper Award, as well as the Global Shining Light Award. He lives in Pretoria.”


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Nikki Munitz shares her story through her book 'Fraud' on this episode of The Podcast with Nongcebo Vukile McKenzie.

'At a remote rehab, young Jewish heroin addict, Nikki Munitz meets a handsome, wealthy addict. Her ‘happy-ever-after’ marriage soon crumbles. At her job at a law firm, encrypted passwords are entrusted to her. And so the slippery slope begins. By the time the law catches up with her, she's clean and sober. After a long court battle, she's found guilty on 37 counts of fraud. Fraud is a powerful memoir about a woman who faces her life of deceit in a prison cell where she finds her freedom to fly.' SOURCE: Exclusive Books

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Dr Nechama Brodie is a guest on this episode of the podcast with Nongcebo Vukile McKenzie , talking about her latest book 'Domestic Terror: Intimate partner violence in South Africa'.

'Domestic Terror is a powerful book that sheds light on the plight of women who face domestic violence and the harsh realities they encounter when trying to protect themselves. In South Africa, intimate partner violence is the leading cause of
female homicide and often, the warning signs are ignored. The book delves into the stories of women who took matters into their own hands, refusing to wait until they were attacked to defend themselves. Despite being driven to extreme measures, these women are met with a lack of empathy and understanding from the very institutions that are supposed to protect them. Through poignant case studies, the author exposes the limitations of our systems and challenges us to rethink our approach to domestic violence.' SOURCE: Exclusive Books


Nechama Brodie

Dr Nechama Brodie has worked as a multi-media journalist, editor, producer and publisher for more than twenty-five years. During this time she has dodged the secret police in Burma, explored tunnels underneath Johannesburg, gotten dusty at rock festivals, and reported on the myth of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa.

Nechama’s work has appeared in leading South African newspapers like the Sunday Times, the Mail & Guardian, and City Press, and in the Hindustan Times (India) and the Guardian (UK). Nechama also previously headed up the training and research division TRI Facts for independent fact-checking agency Africa Check.

Nechama has a PhD in journalism and is a senior lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand’s School of Journalism and Media Studies. Her research work focuses on fatal violence, public health, misinformation, and data.

SOURCE: https://nechamabrodie.com/about/

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The guest on this episode of The Podcast with Nongcebo Vukile McKenzie is Moshitadi Lehlomela. She is the author of The Girl Who Survived Her Mother: Navigating and Healing the Mother Wound.

"There is a lot of talk in society about bad fathers. Fathers being neglectful or abusive or abandoning their families. Much less is spoken about mothers. There is a shroud of secrecy around mothers' parental failures and targeted abuse of their children. It is taboo to question a mother's love. Nonetheless, the mother wound has become a buzz phrase amongst millennials grappling with what to say on Mothers' Day on social media or how not to feel jealous of the nurture others enjoy from their mothers.

Moshitadi is a mother wound recovery coach. In The Girl Who Survived Her Mother, she details the years of her torturous relationship with her mother, maps the intergenerational nature of the trauma in her family, and reveals how she was finally able to begin her journey of healing. Today she helps clients around the world face their most shameful question -- how do I love myself when the person who carried me and gave birth to me cannot?" Source: NB Publishers


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The University of KwaZulu-Natal School of Clinical Medicine is hosting a series of conversations to honour the institution's Alumni legends in Medicine under the leadership of Professor Ncoza Dlova, dean and head of the school.

Dr Mathume Josepth ‘Joe’ Phahla trained as a medical doctor at the then University of Nata and has been the Minister of Health of South Africa since August 2021. He was formerly the Deputy Minister of Health from May 2014 to August 2021. He had been a deputy minister since May 2009.

Professor Ephraim Thibedi Mokgokong has made a massive contribution to the development of the medical field in South Africa. As the first black gynaecologist to qualify and practise in South Africa, his first post was at KwaZulu-Natal’s King Edward Hospital, which at the time boasted the largest obstetrics unit in the entire Southern Hemisphere. He was part of the team that established the Medical University of Southern African (Medunsa, now known as the Sefako Makgatho Health Services University) in Ga-Rankuwa in January 1978. Professor Mokgokong recently received the prestigious Order of the Baobab for his excellent contribution to medical sciences in South Africa and his dedication to providing gynaecological services to disadvantaged women in rural areas. He was awarded National Orders at an investiture ceremony in April 2023.

Prof. Saraladevi Naicker is Emeritus Professor in Nephrology at the University of the Witwatersrand. She has mentored a large number of postgraduate students, hosted postgraduate trainees in Internal Medicine and Nephrology (both national and international), and supervised approximately 50 students at Masters and PhD levels. She has participated in numerous national and international conferences, including the world congresses of nephrology, and has published 17 book chapters and over 200 publications, with 190 of those being in peer-reviewed journals.

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