National Director Of Public Prosecutions
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Opposition questions Mothibi appointment as NPA head, expressing concerns over process and independence
The uMkhonto weSizwe party called on the incoming national director of public prosecutions to immediately act against Hangwani Maumela when he steps into office
Shamila Batohi vouched for deputy after he was denied security clearance
The national director of public prosecutions says that key personnel are being targeted as part of a fight-back by state capture forces
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
Dedicated courts to fast-track looting cases
Whereas low-level looters may receive fines or community service, the masterminds will be dealt with ‘ruthlessly’, says prosecutions head
Skukuza court closure was like a ‘knife in the back’ of rangers
South Africa’s flagship wildlife-poaching court reopens in Skukuza after being shut for a year
Noko quits as North West prosecutions head after hearing she was to face an inquiry
The resignation of the North West director of public prosecutions comes as Panday goes to trial and Booysen sues the state
Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest
Another apartheid-era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act
Cradock Four back to haunt De Klerk
Pressure is mounting on the NPA to charge the former president and others involved in political killings during apartheid
Mkhwebane may tell Batohi what to do, according to a letter from PP’s office
The letter states that NPA boss Shamila Batohi was “incorrect” to suggest that the Public Protector was exercising a power she did not have
Batohi asks public protector if she had misunderstood her powers
The NDPP sent a letter to ask whether there had been a “misunderstanding” about the “independent mandates about our respective offices”
Former NPA boss Nxasana tells Zondo of dirty tricks campaigns
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
Mokgoro delivers report on Jiba, Mrwebi to Ramaphosa
In a statement on Monday morning, the former ConCourt justice said she would be meeting with Ramaphosa “for a formal presentation and handover”
New directorate to deal with state capture proclaimed by Ramaphosa
The Presidency said the new directorate would investigate “common law offences” including fraud, forgery, theft and “any offence involving dishonesty”
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
Batohi’s appointment as NDPP welcomed across the board
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