The National Prosecuting Authority claims it is as frustrated as the public with the slow pace at which state capture cases are moving
The arms manufacturer has argued that there was no evidence to show that it was aware of hundreds of indirect payments to Jacob Zuma, but the court was not convinced.
The Pretoria director of public prosecutions will likely answer questions related to the Richard Mdluli probe
Allegations of a covertly-funded fraudulent travel claim has led AfriForum to approach police to have NDPP Shaun Abrahams criminally charged
Criminal charges were laid against three M&G staffers by presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj in November 2011.
The National Prosecuting Authority boss Mxolisi Nxasana appears to have won round one in his battle against President Jacob Zuma to keep his job.
The NPA by Monday afternoon had not announced a decision on whether or not it would drop corruption charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma.
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/ 25 September 2008
ANC president Jacob Zuma will oppose former president Thabo Mbeki’s application to join an appeal against the Pietermaritzburg High Court judgement.
Justice Minister Brigitte Mabandla allegedly told investigators that arresting police commissioner Jackie Selebi would “shake the foundations” of SA.
Justice department director general Menzi Simelane had been ”blatantly dishonest” with the Ginwala inquiry into suspended head prosecutor Vusi Pikoli.
Presidency Director General Frank Chikane made conflicting statements about his treatment at the hands of the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), the Ginwala commission heard on Thursday. Chikane earlier told the hearing into whether suspended National Prosecuting Authority head Vusi Pikoli was fit to hold office, that he had been treated badly by the NDPP.
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/ 14 February 2008
Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille is to request a meeting with African National Congress president Jacob Zuma to discuss the future of the Scorpions, she said on Thursday. ”I intend to put this challenge to him. I will write to Mr Zuma and request an urgent meeting to state unambiguously the disastrous consequences that disbanding the Scorpions will have for South Africa.”
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/ 19 November 2007
The head of the Land Bank’s treasury, Makgale Gwangwa, has not been suspended from duty, the bank reiterated in a quarter-page advertisement on Monday. the Land Bank said it had become important to ”set the record straight” amid ongoing media speculation about the situation at the bank.
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/ 11 November 2007
Top Land Bank officials have siphoned off more than R2-billion — meant for farmers — to fund their close friends’ and associates’ ventures, the <i>Sunday Times</i> reported. The money was reportedly used for luxury golf estates, a sugar mill, equestrian estates and residential developments. The fraud was revealed in a forensic audit by Deloitte, which was handed to the Cabinet this week.
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/ 7 November 2007
A forensic audit report into the financial management of the Land Bank is to be referred to the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions for ”further investigation”, the Land Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. This was among recommendations made by the Cabinet after consideration of the report, it said in a statement.
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/ 25 September 2007
Parliamentary opposition parties were unmoved on Tuesday by the Presidency’s explanation of the suspension of National Director of Public Prosecutions Vusi Pikoli. Freedom Front Plus MP Willie Spies said: ”We have left [a meeting with the Presidency] with more questions than there were answers.”
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/ 25 September 2007
The National Directorate of Public Prosecutions is expected to release more details on Tuesday on the decision by President Thabo Mbeki to suspend National Prosecuting Authority boss Vusi Pikoli, the South African Broadcasting Corporation reported.