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Editorial: Lalaphansi, Cabinet
Article
/ 13 May 2016

Editorial: Lalaphansi, Cabinet

There is a strong case to be made that, in the national interest, the NPA must decide whether it intends to prosecute Zuma or not.

By Editorial
Cabinet calls on South Africans not to pressure NPA on spy tapes ruling
Article
/ 12 May 2016

Cabinet calls on South Africans not to pressure NPA on spy tapes ruling

The Cabinet has asked South Africans to refrain from pressuring the NPA while it evaluated whether to proceed with corruption charges against Zuma.

By Staff Reporter
Madonsela wants Hawks investigation of her conduct dropped
Article
/ 31 March 2016

Madonsela wants Hawks investigation of her conduct dropped

The public protector will only celebrate the ConCourt ruling affirming her powers when the Hawks and NPA drop their investigation into her conduct.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Can we fix the NPA?
Article
/ 3 March 2016

Editorial: Can we fix the NPA?

Rebuilding faith in the NPA is a process that cannot even begin while Zuma is in office.

By Editorial
Mbeki slams judge who accused him of conspiracy to get rid of Zuma
Article
/ 15 February 2016

Mbeki slams judge who accused him of conspiracy to get rid of Zuma

The former president has accused retired judge Chris Nicholson of putting a "judicial stamp of approval" on allegations against him.

By Lizeka Tandwa
Lost gun shoots Durban Hawks into controversy
Article
/ 9 December 2015

Lost gun shoots Durban Hawks into controversy

Controversy shrouds the appointment of the Hawks head in Durban, who got the job despite a pending criminal case for allegedly losing his firearm.

By Jeff Wicks
Now the NPA head is jibing at the judiciary
Analysis
/ 19 September 2015

Now the NPA head is jibing at the judiciary

The integrity of two appointments, to the Hawks and the prosecuting authority, is questionable.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Jiba job shows whose man Abrahams is
Article
/ 3 September 2015

Jiba job shows whose man Abrahams is

Decisions by ‘no one’s man’ reveal his vision of an independent national prosecutions authority.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author
Editorial: Red flags bedevil NPA boss
Article
/ 27 August 2015

Editorial: Red flags bedevil NPA boss

Shaun Abrahams’s flirtation with "information peddlers" and his intervention in the prosecution of Nomgcobo Jiba have raised concerns.

By Editorial
Jiba: ‘I don’t work for Zuma’
Article
/ 19 August 2015

Jiba: ‘I don’t work for Zuma’

The NPA’s Nomgcobo Jiba insists her decisions have never been influenced by political or police pressures.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Grasp the nettle of fear
Article
/ 13 August 2015

Editorial: Grasp the nettle of fear

Nowhere is the contempt of institutions more visible and more damaging than in President Zuma’s attitude towards the National Prosecuting Authority.

By Editorial
Time will judge prosecutions boss
Article
/ 9 July 2015

Time will judge prosecutions boss

The new head of the NPA, Shaun Abrahams, will have to prove that he is his ‘own man’ and not to be messed with.

By Qaanitah Hunter
Justice minister stuck with NPA headache
Article
/ 4 June 2015

Justice minister stuck with NPA headache

Will deputy NDPP Nomgcobo Jiba and specialised commercial crimes unit head Lawrence Mrwebi survive the exit of prosecutions boss Mxolisi Nxasana.

By Qaanitah Hunter
Zuma dithers while NPA implodes
Article
/ 28 May 2015

Zuma dithers while NPA implodes

The president is playing a high-stakes game as politics continues to plague the prosecutions body.

By Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
Jiba’s secret unit set on Hawks boss
Article
/ 28 May 2015

Jiba’s secret unit set on Hawks boss

Prosecutions director Jiba apparently uses a ‘go-to guy’ to handle tricky political situations.

By Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
Compromised cadres cripple NPA directors
Article
/ 28 May 2015

Compromised cadres cripple NPA directors

Two news stories highlight ongoing political meddling that subverts the rule of law.

By Staff Reporter
Dysfunctional NPA does not serve justice
Article
/ 21 May 2015

Dysfunctional NPA does not serve justice

It is vitally important to liberate the prosecuting authority from any form of political interference.

By Staff Reporter
NPA boss had Zuma snookered
Article
/ 15 May 2015

NPA boss had Zuma snookered

The real prospect of failing to force Nxasana out led to the president’s unedifying backdown

By Qaanitah Hunter and
NPA’s Jiba damned by own lawyers
Article
/ 16 April 2015

NPA’s Jiba damned by own lawyers

An advocates body wants the courts to disbar the prosecutions deputy over the Mdluli ‘cover-up’.

By Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
Zuma: Mbeki offered me a R20m bribe
Article
/ 16 April 2015

Zuma: Mbeki offered me a R20m bribe

The president claims in court papers that his predecessor offered him R20m to go quietly.

By Stefaans Brummer
Jiba: Nxasana accuses police of ‘assuming the role of defence’
Article
/ 27 March 2015

Jiba: Nxasana accuses police of ‘assuming the role of defence’

National director of Public Prosecutions Mxolisi Nxasana has accused the police of "assuming the role of defence" in the matter involving his deputy.

By Staff Reporter
‘Fugitive’ Jiba face to face with NPA boss
Article
/ 26 March 2015

‘Fugitive’ Jiba face to face with NPA boss

Prosecutors and police are at loggerheads over who authorised a summons for Nxasana’s deputy.

By Qaanitah Hunter
Jiba jibe: Is she on the run or not?
Article
/ 25 March 2015

Jiba jibe: Is she on the run or not?

Riah Phiyega has denied that a summons has been issued for deputy director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba, but the NPA insists otherwise.

By Qaanitah Hunter
NPA’s Jiba faces fraud and perjury charges
Article
/ 24 March 2015

NPA’s Jiba faces fraud and perjury charges

The deputy director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba faces two charges of fraud and one count of perjury.

By Qaanitah Hunter
Editorial: Exploiting Selebi’s death
Article
/ 5 February 2015

Editorial: Exploiting Selebi’s death

All the whitewashing after Jackie Selebi’s funeral looks suspiciously like another attack from Zuma’s circle on the National Prosecuting Authority.

By Editorial
NPA: Oscar appeal is about justice, not winning
Article
/ 10 December 2014

NPA: Oscar appeal is about justice, not winning

NPA spokesperson Nathi Mncube says the authority is now in the hands of the Supreme Court of Appeal to set a date for the Oscar Pistorius appeal.

By Sapa
Nxasana denies R5m golden handshake
Article
/ 21 October 2014

Nxasana denies R5m golden handshake

The embattled director of public prosecutions has denied reports that he was offered a R5m settlement deal, despite sources saying he asked for R7.5m.

By Sapa and Staff Reporter
Deadlock over golden handshake for NPA boss
Article
/ 16 October 2014

Deadlock over golden handshake for NPA boss

A R5m silver handshake is apparently not enough to make National Prosecuting Authority head Mxolisi Nxasana step down quietly. He wants R7.5m.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Editorial: Zuma skewers the NPA again
Article
/ 16 October 2014

Editorial: Zuma skewers the NPA again

An inquiry would shed light on why Jacob Zuma wants to elbow out Mxolisi Nxasana. Zuma’s presidential impartiality cannot be assumed.

By Editorial
NPA dismisses with ‘contempt’ Malema’s allegations of interference
Article
/ 2 October 2014

NPA dismisses with ‘contempt’ Malema’s allegations of interference

The NPA denies it interfered in Julius Malema’s corruption case, saying its decision to prosecute Malema was based on credible evidence.

By Genevieve Quintal
DA wants access to additional spy tapes documents
Article
/ 22 September 2014

DA wants access to additional spy tapes documents

The DA says it wishes to obtain access to additional documents and recordings as part of the spy tapes.

By Sapa
DA ‘encouraged’ by spy tapes ruling
Article
/ 28 August 2014

DA ‘encouraged’ by spy tapes ruling

The ANC has ‘noted’ the ruling for the NPA to hand over the spy tapes and the DA said it would review them thoroughly to establish authenticity.

By Sapa
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