Both the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court and the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court gave permission to Gaston Savoi to undertake a business trip to Angola.
NPA boss Menzi Simelane had no grounds to strip the KZN Asset Forfeiture Unit head Knorx Molelle of his powers Molelle says in an affidavit.
Officials in the Asset Forfeiture Unit believe Menzi Simelane is using claims of an assassination plot against him to justify action against the unit.
Reports say NPA boss Menzi Simelane has suspended the Asset Forfeiture Unit’s KwaZulu-Natal head Knorx Molelle, an ally of Willie Hofmeyr.
Consider the facts. Manifestly, the government wanted the chief justice to remain in office.
The state has charged several top ANC officials in a fraud and corruption case involving Uruguayan businessman Gaston Savoi.
Controversial NPA boss Menzi Simelane has stripped the head of the Asset Forfeiture Unit in KZN, Knorx Molelle, of all his powers.
Hofmeyr probe appears to be part of a broader attack on the nation’s corruption busters.
A R24-million commission was hidden from Saab by its partner, BAE Systems.
Allegations that crime intelligence boss Lieutenant-General Richard Mdluli was involved in a 1999 murder appear to have set off a propaganda war.
Prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane’s comments on Shrien Dewani did not prejudice Dewani’s chances of a fair trial in SA, the NPA said on Monday.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe defended Jacob Zuma’s decision to appoint Nomgcobo Jiba as the Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions.
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/ 14 January 2011
The DA has formally applied to the Constitutional Court to hear the party’s bid to overturn Zuma’s appointment of Menzi Simelane as NDPP.
President Jacob Zuma has appointed a deputy to prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane who was previously facing charges of dishonesty.
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/ 14 January 2011
No cease-fire or peace treaty can be enough. Not in South African politics.
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/ 3 December 2010
For years we have chased hints and allegations, now the <i>M&G</i> has obtained clear evidence of financial benefits from the arms deal.
As director general of the justice department, Menzi Simelane repeatedly hobbled the arms-deal probe.
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/ 2 December 2010
From Nyanda’s arms-deal home to Mugabe’s WikiLeaks godsend, read our teaser of what you can expect in Friday’s <i>Mail & Guardian</i> newspaper.
The DA has applied for leave to appeal a judgement dismissing its attempt to have the appointment of Menzi Simelane as prosecutions boss set aside.
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/ 1 December 2010
Menzi Simelane may have effectively defeated the Democratic Alliance’s challenge to have him removed from office.
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/ 18 November 2010
The 15-year-old Jules High School girl who accused two boys of raping her changed her tune on Thursday and said that the act was consensual.
NPA director Menzi Simelane has raised legal eyebrows by choosing to become personally involved in prosecuting one of the biggest fraud cases in SA.
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/ 12 November 2010
The <i>M&G</i> is starting a debate about party deployments. This week <b>Doron Isaacs</b> argues that it is a global phenomenon
The failure of the DA to remove prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane has cleared the way for him to focus on his duties, the government said on Wednesday.
The DA may challenge the appointment of the prosecutions boss in the Constitutional Court, after its application was rebuffed in a high court.
The Northern Cape ANCYL will not apologise for its attack on chief prosecutor Menzi Simelane following the arrest of provincial minister John Block.
Justice Minister Jeff Radebe placed very little information before Zuma when the president appointed Menzi Simelane as head of the NPA.
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/ 15 September 2010
The DA’s theory of an ulterior motive in the appointment of Menzi Simelane as prosecutions boss is "simply nonsense", a court heard on Tuesday.
Prosecutions boss has been asked to explain his evidence against Vusi Pikoli before the Ginwala Inquiry to the Johannesburg Bar
Prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane has backtracked on redeploying top prosecutors to lower courts, but morale is low.
Menzi Simelane’s CV that will come under the spotlight during the DA’s court bid to set aside his appointment as prosecutions boss.
President Jacob Zuma says in court papers that he considers prosecutions head Menzi Simelane to be "fit and proper" for the job.