Thabiso Thiti

Director, Financial Intelligence Centre

Thabiso Thiti is Director of Financial Intelligence Centre, in the role since April 2026.

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) is South Africa's financial intelligence unit, which fights money laundering and terrorism financing. Thiti was appointed for five years just after South Africa left the FATF grey list, with a FATF mutual evaluation due later in 2026.

In the job

  1. Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana appointed Thiti as FIC director for five years from 15 April 2026, after a recruitment process that began in 2025. Source

Career before

  1. 2006-2018Senior roles, State Security Agency
  2. 2020-2023Head of the Office of Interception, State Security Agency
  3. from 2023Deputy director-general, institutional development and support, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

Sources

  1. sanews.gov.za
  2. moonstone.co.za
  3. engineeringnews.co.za

Facts last checked 3 November 2026. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

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