The National Prosecuting Authority has argued that the former president’s latest legal arguments are designed to delay his trial
A too narrow focus on the number of convictions from the final report of the state capture commission will mean a failure to see the impact it has already had
Prosecutions boss acknowledges public frustration at the failure of its investigative directorate unit to secure convictions but says corruption accused are deploying Stalingrad tactics to have charges thrown out
A recording of the Hawks’ interview with a former secretary of the ANC strongman – who faces extradition from the US – gives insight into why the state’s case against him may unravel
The national director of public prosecutions is up against internal stonewalling that is rooted in the Zuma years of state capture
The National Prosecuting Authority’s leaders have been accused of bowing to external pressures for the stalled arrest of police generals
State will focus on the ringleaders and coordinators of last week’s ‘attempted insurrection’
Whereas low-level looters may receive fines or community service, the masterminds will be dealt with ‘ruthlessly’, says prosecutions head
The Hawks and the NPA want to boost forensic investigative capacity to get back more money lost to corruption
The National Prosecuting Authority has intensified efforts to return the Guptas to South Africa
The state has added racketeering to the charges faced by the former eThekwini mayor and 21 others, but logistics are likely to delay their trial until mid-2022
Johannes Mahlangu’s torture by police and charge for a murder he didn’t commit should never have happened
Matric Luphondo and his two co-accused face corruption charges for trying to bribe a state prosecutor
The SAPS has received more than R500-billion over the past five years, yet commercial crime cases such as Steinhoff drag on
A former employee allegedly ran an intricate scam to steal 8700 phones from the cellular giant
The resignation of the North West director of public prosecutions comes as Panday goes to trial and Booysen sues the state
EFF leader warns judges they will be ‘overthrown’ for bias in favour of the ruling establishment
The state says its ready to prosecute axed top cops for the alleged looting of a secret intelligence fund
The NPA has confirmed that the trial of the expected 10 accused in the VBS heist will be a marathon
The state is expected to request a 16 week-long trial, as delays stymie progress in the saga.
The former Security Branch officer is asking the SCA for a permanent stay of appeal in the prosecution of the murder of Ahmed Timol in 1971
International crimes must be prosecuted and domestic jurisdictions are well placed to do this. Domestic prosecutions based on universal jurisdiction are on the rise
Another apartheid-era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act
The NDPP said in court papers that there has been “a fundamental breakdown in trust” between Jiba and the NPA.
The letter states that NPA boss Shamila Batohi was “incorrect” to suggest that the Public Protector was exercising a power she did not have
The NDPP sent a letter to ask whether there had been a “misunderstanding” about the “independent mandates about our respective offices”
Presidency hints at potential legal review saying she did not consider his response to her preliminary report
An NPA review panel of four prosecutors found the authorisations for the charge — by Abrahams and Jiba — were invalid
Cronje held several positions in the National Prosecurity Authority from 1998 to 2012
In a statement on Friday, Jiba said the report had “numerous elementary but gross errors of judgment”
Both parties are blaming each other for delays that are holding up the high court case
This month, the NPA confirmed the appointment of Matric Luphondo and Andrea Johnson to the directorate, but who will head it is yet to be announced