Dropping corruption charges against ANC leader Jacob Zuma does not amount to an acquittal, Mokotedi Mpshe said on Monday.
Moketedi Mpshe on Monday made public the recordings of tapped phone conversations between Leonard McCarthy and Bulelani Ngcuka.
Willie Hofmeyr may not be someone to compromise his principles, but compromise is one of his principles.
The NPA on Monday said it was "neither possible nor desirable for the NPA to continue with the prosecution of Mr Zuma".
The NPA said it would make its announcement on how it would proceed with African National Congress president Jacob Zuma’s case on Monday.
Vusi Pikoli’s legal team has ”reluctantly” given the president two more weeks to reply to charges that he was fired for political reasons.
Prosecutors staged a surprise comeback this week in their battle with the National Prosecuting Authority’s chiefs over charges against Jacob Zuma.
The ANC is ”increasingly disturbed” by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s comments on the investigation against its president Jacob Zuma.
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is not looking forward to a Jacob Zuma presidency, he said in Durban on Wednesday evening.
The NPA should be able to say by Friday when it intends to announce whether charges against Jacob Zuma would be dropped, it said on Tuesday.
Zola Ngcakani has given ”inadequate reasons” for dismissing a probe into allegations that Thabo Mbeki’s phone was tapped, the DA said on Tuesday.
ANC president Jacob Zuma is waiting, like the rest of South Africa, to hear whether the NPA will drop graft charges against him.
The National Prosecuting Authority was set to enter a second day of talks on Tuesday about the possibility of dropping charges against Jacob Zuma.
The NPA by Monday afternoon had not announced a decision on whether or not it would drop corruption charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma.
The NPA has filed papers at the Supreme Court of Appeal for leave to appeal against a ruling ordering it to hand over documents to Jackie Selebi.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will meet on Monday to discuss the possibility of dropping graft charges against ANC leader Jacob Zuma.
Prosecutors are expected to drop charges against ANC president Jacob Zuma, paving the way for him to become president next month, a media report said.
The NPA is reeling over evidence of collusion between its former officials and former president Thabo Mbeki in the prosecution of Jacob Zuma.
The NPA has not behaved properly in its bid to prosecute presidential frontrunner Jacob Zuma, ANC’s Mathews Phosa said on Tuesday.
Three men appeared in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday for allegedly defrauding municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal of more than R10-million.
African National Congress (ANC) president Jacob Zuma might know his fate before the end of this month, it emerged on Friday.
Reports that the NPA is considering dropping charges against Jacob Zuma are rattling investor confidence, said DA leader Helen Zille on Friday.
Jacob Zuma’s legal team has given prosecutions boss Mokotedi Mpshe what it believes are two reasons for dropping charges against the ANC president.
The NPA has let it be known that it has been supplied with additional information by Zuma’s lawyers which has necessitated further investigation.
The NPA and lawyers for suspended police chief Jackie Selebi have their hands full with two more legal issues as his April 14 trial approaches.
Lawyers for Jackie Selebi served a contempt of court application on the state for failing to hand over documents, said a media report on Tuesday.
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/ 27 February 2009
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Friday it would ask an independent rights body to probe reports of racist behaviour by its staff.
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/ 25 February 2009
Kgalema Motlanthe has not yet made a decision on who should replace axed NPA head Vusi Pikoli, his spokesperson said on Wednesday.
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/ 20 February 2009
The Johannesburg High Court has ordered the Scorpions to hand over almost all the documents Jackie Selebi wants to prepare for his trial.
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/ 17 February 2009
The National Prosecuting Authority admitted on Tuesday that the disbanding of the Scorpions could seriously hamper arms deal-related investigations.
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/ 16 February 2009
Police have until Tuesday to comply with subpoenas instructing them to hand over evidence in the Jackie Selebi case, the NPA said on Monday.
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/ 16 February 2009
Lawyers for ANC leader Jacob Zuma will make representations to the National Prosecuting Authority on Friday, a spokesperson said on Monday.