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Axed NPA officials Lawrence Mrwebi and Nomgcobo Jiba.

ConCourt dismisses case to have Jiba and Mrwebi struck from the roll

The judgment comes as the pair wait to hear if Parliament will ratify President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to fire them

Former deputy director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Jiba hints at court action against Mokgoro report

In a statement on Friday, Jiba said the report had “numerous elementary but gross errors of judgment”

Former head of the  specialised commercial crime unit, Advocate Lawrence Mrwebi. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

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

Former deputy national director of public prosecutions, Nomgcobo Jiba. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

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

An affidavit supports Johan Booysen’s argument that his prosection was politically motivated. (Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images)

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

Nomgcobo Jiba was dismissed by President Cyril Ramaphosa in April, following the recommendations of the Mokgoro inquiry into her and former head of the specialised commercial crime unit Lawrence Mrwebi’s fitness to hold office. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Jiba scores a ‘yes’ – and a ‘no’

Two statements to the Mokgoro inquiry give insight into Jiba’s discussions, usually confidential, with her lawyers

Former Bosasa operations boss Angelo Agrizzi told the Zondo commission that the company paid monthly amounts designated for Nomgcobo Jiba. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

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

Axed NPA officials Lawrence Mrwebi and Nomgcobo Jiba.

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’

Former deputy national director of public prosecutions, Nomgcobo Jiba. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Jiba ‘felt betrayed by own institution’

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

Deputy public prosecutions head Nomgcobo Jiba listens to former Hawks official Johan Booysen at the Mokgoro inquiry this week. (Paul Botes/M&G)

Jiba’s debut keenly anticipated

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

Suspended deputy national director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

The mystery of Agent SA71, Jiba and Mdluli on a flight to Durban

The possibility that Jiba was a secret agent was reported last year

Johan Booysen (Deaan Vivier/Netwerk 24/Gallo Images)

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’

On Monday, Booysen repeated before the Mokgoro panel that none of the documents relied on by Jiba to authorise the prosecution linked him to any possible racketeering offence. (Timeslive)

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.

The inquiry, chaired by former Constitutional Court justice Yvonne Mokgoro, was in its second day of public hearings. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
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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

Willie Hofmeyr (Paul Botes/M&G)

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

The inquiry, chaired by former Constitutional Court justice Yvonne Mokgoro, was in its second day of public hearings. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Mzinyathi to testify before Mokgoro inquiry

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

Glynnis Breytenbach (David Harrison/M&G)

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