Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba has
congratulated Advocate Xolisile Jennifer Khanyile on her appointment as
the Director of the Financial Intelligence Centre.
“The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC)
plays a key role in ensuring that the financial system has integrity. We
also believe that Advocate Khanyile will work with other industry
stakeholders to ensure that transparency is improved in South Africa’s
financial system in order to support higher economic growth. We wish her
well in her new role,” said Minister Gigaba on Thursday.
Advocate Khanyile’s appointment will be effective from 1 January 2018.
She holds a B Juris Degree from the
University of Zululand, an LLB from the University of Zululand, and a
Management Development Programme (MDP) from the University of the Free
State Business School.
Positions Advocate Khanyile has held include
that of Director of Public Prosecutions in the Free State; acting
Director of Public Prosecutions in South Gauteng and Deputy Director of
Public Prosecutions in the Asset Forfeiture Unit, among others.
The FIC collects information and analyses
suspicious transactions as may be reported by financial or non-financial
institutions like gambling bodies, estate agents, and lawyers. The FIC
works together with other regulators and provides information to law
enforcers to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
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