City Power open to cooperate with Hawks' probe of questionable contracts

Alpha Ramushwana
11 October 2025 | 6:00This comes after the Johannesburg High Court ruled in City Power’s favour on Thursday, declaring the Hawks’ recent raid on its headquarters unlawful.
The Hawks carried out a search and seizure at the headquarters of Joburg City Power on 25 September 2025. Picture: Apha Ramushwana/EWN
Johannesburg City Power remains committed to cooperating with the Hawks as the crime-fighting unit continues investigating a series of questionable contracts at the utility.
This comes after the Johannesburg High Court ruled in City Power’s favour on Thursday, declaring the Hawks’ recent raid on its headquarters unlawful.
The court found that the search warrants obtained by the hawks were too vague and, therefore, defective.
City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena said the utility will continue to cooperate with the investigation, provided that its conducted within the bounds of the law.
"The ruling affirms our strongly held view that the so-called investigation against the utility has been marred by irregularities, procedural flaws, and a flagrant disregard for due legal process. In today’s proceedings, City Power’s legal counsel, Adv. Musa Mthembu exposed the fundamental defects in the Hawks’ application, including the fact that the affidavit accompanying the search warrant was never properly commissioned, with two Hawks officers Tlou Martin Nailana and Ramasela Lindy Molepo, investigating City Power, writing and commissioning it themselves."
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