Investigating Directorate
latest news & developments
State struggles to mine the Gupta leaks emails for evidence
The reluctance not only to deploy private counsel but to follow their advice has proved a recurring theme in state capture cases
Report urges appointment of retired judge to lead inquiry into NPA underperformance
The report says the slow and erratic prosecution of widely reported cases of corruption undermines democracy and encourages the misappropriation of state resources
Batohi again demands unfettered access to Zondo state capture archive
The head of the National Prosecuting Authority said her investigators needed to see all evidence and called for more urgency in solving the impasse
NPA to get private sector forensic help
The move is aimed at helping South Africa get off the Financial Action Task Force grey list and the prosecute state capture cases
Ramaphosa signs a raft of laws to mixed reviews
Critics have commented that several of the myriad acts fall short as a response to the Zondo commission’s proposals to stem state capture
BREAKING: Zizi Kodwa to be charged for corruption this week
The sports, arts and culture minister allegedly received cash and other benefits to influence lucrative tenders for a software firm
Batohi questions magistrate’s decision to strike Koko case off the roll
The magistrate took the most drastic option in the case involving the former Eskom chief executive, Batohi said, while conceding that the National Prosecuting Authority was…
Judge dismisses Mapisa-Nqakula’s ‘pre-emptive strike’ in arrest saga
The speaker’s application to stop her arrest was dismissed as ‘speculative’ and she was ordered to pay the costs of the legal challenge
Mapisa-Nqakula under scrutiny
The speaker’s attempts to stall her arrest resulted in the state revealing the damning charges she faces
We won’t obey your timetable, NPA tells Mapisa-Nqakula in graft arrest saga
The state said the speaker was not above the law and that the court could not block her arrest on alleged R4.5 million corruption
BREAKING: Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 corruption charges and one of money laundering
Advocate’s affidavit reveals trail of bribes allegedly pocketed by the National Assembly speaker, who is expected to appear in court today
Speaker allegedly lied to evade arrest
The president reportedly said he would not meddle when told that Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula could be taken into custody over graft
Speaker to be arrested over R4 million in corruption and money laundering
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is expected to hand herself over to the police in Pretoria on Friday
Speaker’s home raided in corruption investigation
The National Prosecuting Authority confirmed the search and seizure operation a fortnight after Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula denied any wrongdoing
Koko, or a battle for accountability already lost in advance
The National Prosecuting Authority has failed in another state capture case considered only the foothills of the mountain it must climb