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/ 2 March 2022

National Prosecuting Authority links to Bosasa warrant further investigations, says Zondo

Axed NPA officials Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi were accused of receiving bribes, but the latest state capture report makes no recommendations against any particular persons

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By Sarah Smit

Article

/ 5 September 2019

Batohi: Jiba’s return would undermine NPA rebuild

The NDPP said in court papers that there has been “a fundamental breakdown in trust” between Jiba and the NPA.

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 28 June 2019

Jiba, Mrwebi still to clear their names

This is despite the Constitutional Court quashing a bid to debar the former NPA officials

By Sarah Smit

Article

/ 26 April 2019

READ IT IN FULL: Unabridged Mokgoro report

President Cyril Ramaphosa has fired advocates Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi, as recommended by the Mokgoro inquiry. Read the Mokgoro report here

By Mg Online and Staff Reporter

Article

/ 26 April 2019

Jiba and Mrwebi fired — ‘You lied to me’ says Ramaphosa

In a letter to each of the top prosecutors, President Ramaphosa pulled no punches accusing the pair of lying to him

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 25 April 2019

Mokgoro: Jiba, Mrwebi unfit for office — Mokgoro

An inquiry into the pair’s fitness for office has found them lacking on multiple grounds

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 11 April 2019

Jiba, Mrwebi must respond to Mokgoro report by April 16

Before the Mokgoro report is made public, the pair will have an opportunity to respond to it

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 12 March 2019

Jiba did not lie about her qualifications or mislead NPA — lawyers

President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended the deputy director of public prosecutions in October 2018, pending the outcome of the Mokgoro inquiry

By Jeanette Chabalala

Article

/ 8 March 2019

Jiba’s evidence under scrutiny

Nomgcobo Jiba said one thing to President Cyril Ramaphosa in August 2018 about the prosecution of former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Johan Booysen

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 28 February 2019

Evidence against Jiba ‘circumstantial at best’ — Arendse

In closing arguments, the counsel for the embattled NPA deputy has argued that the narrative of her alleged “capture” is not borne out by fact

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 28 February 2019

Jiba and Mrwebi not fit for office because of adverse findings by courts — FUL

Freedom Under Law is one of the NGO’s that has litigated at length over the ‘the unlawful interference in the functioning and operations of the NPA’

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 25 February 2019

Prosecutors shouldn’t be concerned with public narratives, Jiba tells Mokgoro inquiry

The embattled deputy national director of public prosecutions said basing decisions on public perceptions could be dangerous

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 25 February 2019

Jiba: Booysen racketeering charge was not politically motivated

Monday was the first time the embattled deputy prosecutions has been cross-examined on the allegations against her

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 23 February 2019

Attempts to influence NPA decisions by crime intelligence revealed

New revelations about attempt to influence the NPA’s decisions came to light during Lawrence Mrwebi’s cross-examination at the Mokgoro inquiry

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 22 February 2019

Jiba ‘felt betrayed by own institution’

The suspended deputy national director of public prosecutions said she was paraded before a court as a criminal

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 22 February 2019

Prosecutor red-flagged Bosasa probe

Lawrence Mrwebi denied he was part of an alleged plot to stymie the investigation into the company

By Sarah Smit and Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 21 February 2019

Jiba calls on Mokgoro inquiry to protect the NPA’s independence

Jiba’s testimony on Thursday was the first time she has told her side of the story after years of criticism

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 20 February 2019

Mrwebi denies receiving Bosasa bribe

Suspended SCCU boss refutes Angelo Agrizzi’s Zondo commission testimony

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 20 February 2019

Mrwebi had no reason to favour Mdluli, Mokgoro inquiry hears

Lawrence Mrwebi says he had no reason to protect former crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli when he withdrew corruption charges against him

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 14 February 2019

Agrizzi will no longer testify at Mokgoro inquiry

Last month, Agrizzi testified at the Zondo commission that suspended deputy prosecutions boss Nomgcobo Jiba accepted bribes and blocked prosecutions

By Jeanette Chabalala

Article

/ 11 February 2019

Hofmeyr rejects claims of political interference in dropping of Zuma charges

The NPA, led by then acting head Mokotedi Mpshe, in 2009 dropped corruption charges against Zuma two weeks before the 2009 general elections

By Canny Maphanga

Article

/ 8 February 2019

Jiba’s debut keenly anticipated

Until now, the former national director of public prosecutions has not been cross-examined

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 4 February 2019

High court found no ulterior motive when racketeering charge authorised — Jiba lawyer

The racketeering charges against Johan Booysen related to what was publicly known as the Cato Manor ‘death squad’

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 4 February 2019

Booysen: ‘I was prosecuted because I got in Edward Zuma’s way’

The former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks boss was charged with racketeering because he got in the way of the business interests of Edward Zuma.

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 4 February 2019

LIVESTREAM: Former KZN Hawks head to testify at Mokgoro inquiry

The former head of the Hawks in KwaZulu-Natal, Johan Booysen, will be taking the stand against suspended deputy NDPP Nomgcobo Jiba

By Staff Reporter

Article

/ 1 February 2019

Breytenbach holds firm on Mrwebi

Inquiry looks closely at how charges against crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli were withdrawn

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 31 January 2019

Under Jiba, trend emerged of prosecuting those that got in the way — Hofmeyr

Deputy NDPP Willie Hofmeyr says ‘obstacles to corruption and the capture of the state’ were prosecuted under Nomgcobo Jiba

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 30 January 2019

No good reason to drop Mdluli prosecution, inquiry hears

There was no good reason to withdraw fraud charges against former crime intelligence head Richard Mdluli, the Mokgoro inquiry heard on Wednesday

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 30 January 2019

Mzinyathi to testify before Mokgoro inquiry

The Pretoria director of public prosecutions will likely answer questions related to the Richard Mdluli probe

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 29 January 2019

Jiba’s decisions were taken for ‘nefarious’ reasons, Mokgoro inquiry hears

Glynnis Breytenbach testified that it was not inexperience which led to the decisions made by the suspended deputy NDPP

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 25 January 2019

Mdluli case was not ready for prosecution, Mokgoro inquiry hears

The Mokgoro inquiry will look into cases for which Jiba and Mrwebi were criticised, including the withdrawal of the case against Richard Mdluli

By Franny Rabkin

Article

/ 25 January 2019

Cross-examination of Mdluli prosecutor set to continue at Mokgoro inquiry

A senior prosecutor was ‘worried’ that Richard Mdluli was ‘being protected’ when corruption charges were dropped against him

By Franny Rabkin

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