The trial of two men accused of hacking to death right-wing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche is expected to get under way on Monday in Ventersdorp.
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/ 17 November 2010
A 15-year-old schoolgirl and two boys, who allegedly raped her at a high school, were charged with statutory rape on Wednesday.
The NPA said is confident the Supreme Court of Appeals will confirm the conviction of former national police commissioner Jackie Selebi.
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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
Jackie Selebi’s conviction has been a victory for the independence of the judiciary, but now the onus is on the NPA to prove itself.
Prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane has backtracked on redeploying top prosecutors to lower courts, but morale is low.
President Jacob Zuma says in court papers that he considers prosecutions head Menzi Simelane to be "fit and proper" for the job.
Prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane ordered to stop "restructuring" the National Prosecuting Authority immediately by Justice Minister Jeff Radebe.
The African National Congress (ANC) had not discussed presidential pardons with President Jacob Zuma, it said on Sunday.
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/ 14 December 2009
President Jacob Zuma’s view on the NPA demonstrates a lack of constitutional understanding, said DA leader Helen Zille on Monday.
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/ 14 December 2009
The NPA must report to the government because some of its decisions have ”implications”, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday.
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/ 9 December 2009
Menzi Simelane has scoffed at ”armchair critics” opposed to transformation, in his first reaction to the controversy surrounding his appointment.
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/ 26 November 2009
Menzi Simelane’s appointment as head of the NPA shows an ”utter disregard for the Constitution and the law”, said expert Pierre de Vos.
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/ 25 November 2009
Opposition parties expressed reservations on Wednesday about the appointment of Menzi Simelane as National Director of Public Prosecutions.
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/ 25 November 2009
Former justice director general Menzi Simelane has been appointed national director of public prosecutions with effect from December 1.
The National Prosecuting Authority’s recruitment of fugitive Billy Rautenbach to testify against Jackie Selebi may be its intended ace-in-the-hole.
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/ 10 September 2009
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is struggling to cope due to serious staff shortages, its annual report states.
An <em>M&G</em> probe raises questions about Western Cape police commissioner Mzwandile Petros’s version of events in an urban terror case.
The High Court in Pretoria is likely to hear an urgent application by axed prosecutions boss Vusi Pikoli on Thursday, his attorney said on Monday.
A former employee of the NPA told the JSC on Tuesday that the body had demanded she pay back her salary for the time she served as an acting judge.
It may be the most urgent question facing President Jacob Zuma: whether to use his powers of appointment to rein in the courts.
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will name on Thursday the head of the Directorate of Priority Crime Investigation which will replace the Scorpions.
Police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi’s lawyer rejected another attempt by the state to postpone his trial.
Ivor Powell is the former investigator who penned the Browse Mole report. Here he describes the hype and distortions surrounding the document.
National Director of Public Prosecutions Moketedi Mpshe could have made no other decision than to drop charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma.
Ronnie Kasrils has denied all knowledge of the recorded phone calls that the NPA used to justify its decision to drop charges against Jacob Zuma.
The NPA’s move to drop charges against Jacob Zuma was a tipping point that could lead to the erosion of the rule of law, it was reported on Thursday.
The NPA’s statement explaining its decision to drop charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma closely resembles a judgement handed down in Hong Kong.
The National Prosecuting Authority applied to have police national commissioner Jackie Selebi’s trial postponed on Tuesday.
Recent events have shown that South Africa’s democratic institutions can check abuses of power, ANC president Jacob Zuma said in Johannesburg.
Top advocate Wim Trengove has attacked the National Prosecuting Authority’s decision to drop charges against Jacob Zuma.