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New national director of public prosecutions Andy Mothibi. (Paul Botes)

Opposition questions Mothibi appointment as NPA head, expressing concerns over process and independence

The uMkhonto weSizwe party called on the incoming national director of public prosecutions to immediately act against Hangwani Maumela when he steps into office

National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate Shamila Batohi.  (Photo by Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Shamila Batohi vouched for deputy after he was denied security clearance

The national director of public prosecutions says that key personnel are being targeted as part of a fight-back by state capture forces

The former national director of public prosecutions, Shamila Batohi. (Photo by Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images/Getty Images)

Batohi again demands unfettered access to Zondo state capture archive

The head of the National Prosecuting Authority said her investigators needed to see all evidence and called for more urgency in solving the impasse

Scenes of destruction: Thousands of shops and businesses were looted following a wave of violent protest in July 2021. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Dedicated courts to fast-track looting cases

Whereas low-level looters may receive fines or community service, the masterminds will be dealt with ‘ruthlessly’, says prosecutions head

Skukuza court closure was like a ‘knife in the back’ of rangers

South Africa’s flagship wildlife-poaching court reopens in Skukuza after being shut for a year

North West director of public prosecutions Moipone Noko has tendered her resignation amid lingering fallout from discredited decisions she took on high-profile cases while holding the same post in KwaZulu-Natal.

Noko quits as North West prosecutions head after hearing she was to face an inquiry

The resignation of the North West director of public prosecutions comes as Panday goes to trial and Booysen sues the state

Ismail Haffejee and Sarah Lall with a portrait of their brother, Hoosen Haffejee.

Court date finally set for death in detention Haffejee inquest

Another apartheid-era death will be investigated after NPA pressured to finally act

FW de Klerk (below left) at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. (Gallo Images/Rodger Bosch)

Cradock Four back to haunt De Klerk

Pressure is mounting on the NPA to charge the former president and others involved in political killings during apartheid

Former public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. (Oupa Nkosi)

Mkhwebane may tell Batohi what to do, according to a letter from PP’s office

The letter states that NPA boss Shamila Batohi was “incorrect” to suggest that the Public Protector was exercising a power she did not have

NPA head Shamila Batohi said although the SIU was mandated to make referrals to the NPA, many of its cases needed further investigation to justify reasonable doubt. She said the SIU was almost using the NPA as a post box for its cases to be sent to the Hawks. (Gallo/Sunday Times/Alaister Russell)

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”

Former head of the National Prosecuting Authority, Mxolisi Nxasana. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

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

Former Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Mokgoro delivers report on Jiba, Mrwebi to Ramaphosa

In a statement on Monday morning, the former ConCourt justice said she would be meeting with Ramaphosa “for a formal presentation and handover”

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the creation of the directorate, which he said was requested by NDPP Shamila Batoyi, during his State of the Nation address in February. (Gulshan Khan/Pool via Reuters)

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”

Former deputy national director of public prosecutions, Nomgcobo Jiba. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Jiba did not lie about her qualifications or mislead NPA — lawyers

President Cyril Ramaphosa suspended the deputy director of public prosecutions in October 2018, pending the outcome of the Mokgoro inquiry

Outgoing national director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Batohi’s appointment as NDPP welcomed across the board

The Public Servants Association has called on the new NDPP to speed up the finalisation of the political cases that have been hanging on for years

NPA head Shamila Batohi said although the SIU was mandated to make referrals to the NPA, many of its cases needed further investigation to justify reasonable doubt. She said the SIU was almost using the NPA as a post box for its cases to be sent to the Hawks. (Gallo/Sunday Times/Alaister Russell)

The first woman NDPP: Shamila Batohi is the new NPA boss

The president announced Batohi’s appointment on Tuesday

President Cyril Ramaphosa made changes to his Cabinet on Thursday. (Reuters/Mike Hutchings)

New NPA boss to be announced on Tuesday

President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to make the announcement at the Union Buildings in Pretoria

‘We had a president at the time who did not want us to proceed with that prosecution,’ said Andrea Johnson (SABC Screenshot)

NPA insider tells NDPP panel Abrahams refused to tackle interference

Advocate Andrea Johnson revealed that former NPA boss Shaun Abrahams ‘chose not to listen’

Advocate Matodzi Makhari (Phill Magakoe/Gallo)

NDPP panel grills ‘born leader’, prosecutor who refused to drop cases for BMWs

The panel interviewing candidates who are vying to be the next NDPP heard from the first woman candidate on Wednesday

Advocate Silas Ramaite during an interview for the position of National Director of Public Prosecutions at the Union Buildings. The interviews are conducted by an advisory panel led by Minister of Energy Jeff Radebe. (Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images).

Silas Ramaite underwhelms at NDPP interviews

Ramaite was the first candidate to be interviewed, fielding questions about interference at the prosecuting authority