The African National Congress Youth League has welcomed the appointment of advocate Vusumzi ”Vusi” Pikoli as South Africa’s new National Director of Public Prosecutions — taking over from Bulelani Ngcuka.
The Cabinet announced at the weekend that Pikoli had been appointed.
The youth league said: ”Vusi is a seasoned cadre of the movement, a former leader of the ANC Youth League, a disciplined revolutionary.
”We are convinced that his appointment is the beginning of things, in a fight against organised crimes and at the same time, respect of individual rights as enshrined in the country’s Constitution without fear or favour.
”We wish him well, and hope he will provide necessary leadership to the NPA as an important institution,” the league said in a statement.
Pikoli begins in his new post in February. – I-Net Bridge