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NPA invites Breytenbach to discuss her return to work
Article
/ 30 May 2013

NPA invites Breytenbach to discuss her return to work

Glynnis Breytenbach’s legal team has received "an invitation" from the NPA to "discuss her return to work, pending the review application".

By Sally Evans
Key justice posts await Zuma’s OK
Article
/ 30 May 2013

Key justice posts await Zuma’s OK

The long-awaited announcement of a new head for the National Prosecuting Authority failed to materialise this week.

By Andisiwe Makinana
ANC interference renders NPA ‘dysfunctional’
Article
/ 29 May 2013

ANC interference renders NPA ‘dysfunctional’

Political involvement by the ANC has left the NPA and Special Investigating Unit virtually dysfunctional, the Freedom Front Plus has said.

By Sapa
Radebe ‘satisfied’ the NPA is doing a good job
Article
/ 29 May 2013

Radebe ‘satisfied’ the NPA is doing a good job

Busy courts and over-crowded jails indicate that the NPA is doing a good job, Justice Minister Jeff Radebe has said.

By Sapa
Advocate may sue NPA over Breytenbach affair ‘lies’
Article
/ 29 May 2013

Advocate may sue NPA over Breytenbach affair ‘lies’

Joburg advocate Mike Hellens SC intends to sue the NPA and other parties for suggesting that he and prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach had an affair.

By Sapa
NPA loses high-profile case … against itself
Article
/ 28 May 2013

NPA loses high-profile case … against itself

Budget cuts and unpopular decisions – including its case against Glynnis Breytenbach – are eroding public trust in the National Prosecuting Authority.

By Sarah Evans
Jacob Zuma’s legal dawdling bodes ill
Article
/ 25 March 2013

Jacob Zuma’s legal dawdling bodes ill

The fight against crime in South Africa is stalled as long as President Jacob Zuma waits to fill key positions within the criminal justice system.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Zuma payments: South Africans have a right to know
Article
/ 7 December 2012

Zuma payments: South Africans have a right to know

In just over a week, delegates sent to Mangaung by ANC branches will vote whether or not to retain President Jacob Zuma.

By Nic Dawes Author
Jiba: NPA is above politics
Article
/ 20 November 2012

Jiba: NPA is above politics

It is mere perception that the National Prosecuting Authority was politically influenced, acting head Nomgcobo Jiba says.

By Sapa
NPA claims Breytenbach leaked info to the media
Article
/ 25 July 2012

NPA claims Breytenbach leaked info to the media

NPA integrity management unit senior manager Hercules Wasserman claims suspended NPA prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach leaked information to the media.

By Sally Evans
Breytenbach ‘threatened court action over Mdluli’
Article
/ 2 May 2012

Breytenbach ‘threatened court action over Mdluli’

Before her suspension, the NPA’s Glynnis Breytenbach threatened to challenge in court a decision not to prosecute police spy boss Richard Mdluli.

By Staff Reporter
Menzi Simelane behind bid to thwart Zim torture probe
Article
/ 26 March 2012

Menzi Simelane behind bid to thwart Zim torture probe

Prosecutions boss Menzi Simelane appears to be at the centre of a bid to thwart the prosecution in SA of Zim officials accused of torture.

By Niren Tolsi
SCA orders NPA to hand over record of Zuma charges
Article
/ 20 March 2012

SCA orders NPA to hand over record of Zuma charges

The Supreme Court of Appeal has upheld a bid by the DA to access the records that led to the suspension of criminal charges against President Zuma.

By Sapa Afp and Staff Reporter
Spooks at play in succession politics
Article
/ 16 March 2012

Spooks at play in succession politics

A trend has emerged where state intelligence resources are being used in ANC succession battles, especially leading up to elective conferences.

By The Editorial
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Article
/ 29 January 2012

NPA confident of securing ET murder conviction

The trial of two farmworkers accused of killing rightwing leader Eugene Terre’Blanche continues in the High Court sitting in Ventersdorp on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 January 2012

Fall from grace does not harm Jiba’s climb in NPA

SA’s new acting prosecutions chief, Nomgcobo Jiba has risen to the highest echelons of the justice system, despite a chequered past within in the NPA.

By Nelly Shamase
Maharaj himself may have breached disclosure law
Article
/ 4 December 2011

Maharaj himself may have breached disclosure law

A local publication reported on Sunday that presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj may have broken the law he hopes to use to prosecute journalists.

By Staff Reporter
Molelle 1, Simelane 0
Article
/ 16 September 2011

Molelle 1, Simelane 0

The NPA boss, Menzi Simelane, has lost the first round in his fight with his subordinate in KwaZulu-Natal.

By Glynnis Underhill
Courts cleared Savoi’s Angola trip
Article
/ 2 September 2011

Courts cleared Savoi’s Angola trip

Both the Pietermaritzburg Regional Court and the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court gave permission to Gaston Savoi to undertake a business trip to Angola.

By Glynnis Underhill
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Article
/ 19 August 2011

Simelane’s ‘plot’ clampdown

Officials in the Asset Forfeiture Unit believe Menzi Simelane is using claims of an assassination plot against him to justify action against the unit.

By Glynnis Underhill
NPA stays mum on premier’s role
Article
/ 5 August 2011

NPA stays mum on premier’s role

The state has charged several top ANC officials in a fraud and corruption case involving Uruguayan businessman Gaston Savoi.

By Glynnis Underhill and Niren Tolsi
Yes, we’ve got a file on Willie Hofmeyr, says NPA
Article
/ 11 July 2011

Yes, we’ve got a file on Willie Hofmeyr, says NPA

The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed receiving a docket containing information gathered during a probe into SIU head Willie Hofmeyr.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 17 June 2011

September ‘shot for nuke secrets’

Aziz Pahad, has stated that anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September was assassinated 23 years ago because of her knowledge of nuclear military trade.

By Ilham Rawoot
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Article
/ 10 June 2011

Against Zuma’s better judgment

Between 2005 and 2009 South Africa went through what amounted to a constitutional crisis.

By The Editorial
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Article
/ 8 April 2011

Crime chief Mdluli in dock for murder

There are indications that he is accused of stifling more than the Ramogibe probe

By Sally Evans
N Cape ANCYL not sorry for Simelane attack
Article
/ 10 November 2010

N Cape ANCYL not sorry for Simelane attack

The Northern Cape ANCYL will not apologise for its attack on chief prosecutor Menzi Simelane following the arrest of provincial minister John Block.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 April 2010

Simelane backs down on prosecutor demotions

Three senior prosecutors who were set to move to lower courts will return to their offices on Tuesday, it was reported on Monday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 27 May 2009

Zuma free to choose new NPA boss

President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday reports that he was not free to appoint a new NPA boss were false.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 5 May 2009

‘Selebi tapes’ leak angers DA

The DA said it was alarmed that formerly classified information was given to police National Commissioner Jackie Selebi’s lawyers.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 21 April 2009

Cape Sex worker victory ‘due to NPA failure’

A court interdict preventing police arresting sex workers was granted because the NPA fails to prosecute them, the City of Cape Town said on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 7 April 2009

Satawu: Remove Ngcuka from Transnet board

Former national director of public prosecutions Bulelani Ngcuka must be immediately removed from the board of Transnet, Satawu demanded on Tuesday.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 6 April 2009

Court to endorse Zuma decision

ANC president Jacob Zuma will appear in the Durban High Court on Tuesday for its endorsement of the NPA’s withdrawal of the charges against him.

By Staff Reporter
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