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Andy Mothibe has been appointed as the new national director of public prosecutions. File photo by Paul Botes
ACCOUNTABILITY

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

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
2 min read
The disbandment of a KwaZulu-Natal-based political killings task team was a surprise, and the handover of 121 dockets it was working on to the South African Police Service head office was “messy” Photo: David Harrison
COLD CASE INVESTIGATIONS SOUTH AFRICA

Political meddling, budget cuts hamper cold case murder investigations

National cold case detectives battle with missing dockets, poorly trained juniors and interference from senior officers

  • Des Erasmus
9 min read
ACCOUNTABILITY

DA’s Francois Rodgers advocates for strict compliance, clean audits in KZN treasury budget vote

Rodgers, the new finance MEC, said he would cut subsistence and travel by 25%. In the last financial year, under the ANC, R1 billion was spent on S&T

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read