Whereas low-level looters may receive fines or community service, the masterminds will be dealt with ‘ruthlessly’, says prosecutions head
South Africa’s flagship wildlife-poaching court reopens in Skukuza after being shut for a year
The resignation of the North West director of public prosecutions comes as Panday goes to trial and Booysen sues the state
Another apartheid-era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act
Pressure is mounting on the NPA to charge the former president and others involved in political killings
during apartheid
The letter states that NPA boss Shamila Batohi was “incorrect” to suggest that the Public Protector was exercising a power she did not have
The NDPP sent a letter to ask whether there had been a “misunderstanding” about the “independent mandates about our respective offices”
Bigwigs in the NPA played their part in Zuma’s godly game by destabilising the NPA and ensuring the prosecution of people considered Zuma’s enemies
In a statement on Monday morning, the former ConCourt justice said she would be meeting with Ramaphosa “for a formal presentation and handover”
The Presidency said the new directorate would investigate “common law offences” including fraud, forgery, theft and “any offence involving dishonesty”
President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended the deputy director of public prosecutions in October 2018, pending the outcome of the Mokgoro inquiry
The Public Servants Association has called on the new NDPP to speed up the finalisation of the political cases that have been hanging on for years
The president announced Batohi’s appointment on Tuesday
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to make the announcement at the Union Buildings in Pretoria
Advocate Andrea Johnson revealed that former NPA boss Shaun Abrahams ‘chose not to listen’
The panel interviewing candidates who are vying to be the next NDPP heard from the first woman candidate on Wednesday
Ramaite was the first candidate to be interviewed, fielding questions about interference at the prosecuting authority
Glynnis Breytenbach announced on Tuesday evening that she was giving up her dream job for the sake of the NPA
The Right2Know campaign’s application was approved, setting a precedent for transparency in the process
Right2Know has filed an urgent court application to compel President Ramaphosa to make job interviews for the next NDPP public
In a message to his colleagues, Abrahams thanked those closest to him for the opportunity to head South Africa’s prosecutorial body
Ramaphosa is waiting for two ConCourt judgments before acting on NPA boss’s position, a parliamentary reply has revealed
In an interview with Bloomberg, justice minister Michael Masutha says he has ‘full confidence in Shaun Abrahams’.
Allegations of a covertly-funded fraudulent travel claim has led AfriForum to approach police to have NDPP Shaun Abrahams criminally charged
NPA boss Abrahams announced decision in Pretoria on Friday
The possible charges against Zuma include fraud, corruption and racketeering.
The Concourt will now have to decide if either Abrahams or Nxasana deserve to have an opportunity to return to the NDPP post.
The former NDPP’s legal team said he had made a mistake in accepting R17.3-million to leave his position in 2015, but maintains it was not a bribe
The national director of public prosecutions has made his decision on whether former president Jacob Zuma should face prosecution for corruption.
The court is set to hear an appeal in the case involving former NPA head Mxolisi Nxasana and the future of his successor, Shaun Abrahams
The representations were initially supposed to be submitted in November 2017, but NPA head Shaun Abrahams extended the deadline to January 31, 2018
According to Abrahams’ answering affidavit, he contested the High Court’s finding that there was no vacancy which resulted in his appointment.
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