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latest news & developmentsNew NPA boss Mothibi in hot seat
Incoming NDPP lauded for his anti-corruption record as head of the SIU while critics see red
Ramaphosa bypasses shortlisted candidates, appoints Andy Mothibi as new NPA head
The president picked the SIU head after an advisory panel found none of the six candidates interviewed late last year suitable for the post
Ngcukaitobi grills Batohi on disciplinary action against South Gauteng prosecuting head Andrew Chauke
Ngcukaitobi accused the national director of public prosecutions of punishing Chauke for doing his job
Six candidates shortlisted to lead NPA when Shamila Batohi’s term ends in January
Interviews for the shortlisted candidates will take place on 10 and 11 December, and the public is invited to submit comments on the nominees
Families of apartheid victims demand inquiry into suppression of TRC cases
The relatives want to know if the failure to prosecute was orchestrated to protect past and present political elites
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”
Batohi withdraws racketeering charge against Booysen
An NPA review panel of four prosecutors found the authorisations for the charge — by Abrahams and Jiba — were invalid
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
Corruption-buster Cronje to head new anti-graft unit
Cronje held several positions in the National Prosecurity Authority from 1998 to 2012
Jiba’s Hawks ‘ally’ caught communicating with Panday
Crime intelligence allegedly intercepted a phone call between a Hawks investigator and Thoshan Panday during a probe of the Durban business tycoon
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”
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
Prosecutors shouldn’t be concerned with public narratives, Jiba tells Mokgoro inquiry
The embattled deputy national director of public prosecutions said basing decisions on public perceptions could be dangerous
Agrizzi will no longer testify at Mokgoro inquiry
Last month, Agrizzi testified at the Zondo commission that suspended deputy prosecutions boss Nomgcobo Jiba accepted bribes and blocked prosecutions
Hofmeyr rejects claims of political interference in dropping of Zuma charges
The NPA, led by then acting head Mokotedi Mpshe, in 2009 dropped corruption charges against Zuma two weeks before the 2009 general elections