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ActionSA Demands Suspension of NPA Head Shamila Batohi Over Prosecution Failures
ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has openly called for the immediate suspension of National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi, citing…
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NPA head Shamila Batohi defends institution after Timothy Omotoso’s acquittal
The head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Shamila Batohi, has urged the public not to judge the institution solely…
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Tributes pour in for late NPA deputy Rodney de Kock
The legal community is mourning the loss of Rodney de Kock, South Africa’s deputy director of public prosecutions, who passed…
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NPA boss Batohi: Prosecuting State capture cases remains a priority
NPA boss Batohi: Prosecuting State capture cases remains a priority! The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head, Shamila Batohi, has reaffirmed…
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NPA boss says reviewing decision to drop criminal charges against ANC’s Zizi Kodwa will take time
NPA boss says reviewing decision to drop criminal charges against ANC’s Zizi Kodwa will take time! Shamila Batohi, head of the…
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Hawks request NPA boss to review decision to withdraw corruption charges against Zizi Kodwa
Hawks request NPA boss to review decision to withdraw corruption charges against Zizi Kodwa! The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation,…
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NPA tells Justice Committee it’s still waiting for access to Zondo Commission database
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says it’s still waiting for access to documents requested from the database of the Zondo…
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Shamila Batohi: NPA being unfairly judged on its ability to prosecute state capture & complex corruption matters
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says its performance is being unfairly judged purely on its ability to prosecute state capture…
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Justice Dept dismisses claims it lost Zondo’s Commission evidence
The justice department said that it is untrue that it lost information used as evidence in the Zondo Commission of…
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Justice Dept dismisses claims it lost Zondo’s Commission evidence
The Justice Department said that its is untrue that it lost information used as evidence in the Zondo Commission of…
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NPA: Organised crime is South Africa’s next state capture crisis
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) says organized crime is the country’s next state capture crisis. Addressing the Cape Town Press…
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Shamila Batohi insists NPA didn’t handle Mapisa-Nqakula’s case with kid gloves
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has hit back at criticism levelled against the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) over…
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Batohi: Saying NPA isn’t doing anything about state capture is dangerous
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi said it’s a false narrative that not enough is being done to prosecute…
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NPA must address use of delay tactics by accused in high-profile cases, says Batohi
National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi, said that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had no choice but to address…
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Shamila Batohi says NPA couldn’t do anything about failed Gupta extradition
National director of public prosecutions, Shamila Batohi, said there was nothing the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) could do about the…
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NPA head Advocate Shamila Batohi is incompetent and must go: Holomisa
The leader of United Democratic Movement (UDM) Bantu Holomisa says NPA head Advocate Shamila Batohi is incompetent and must go.…
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Shamila Batohi on efforts to avoid Greylisting
It’s touch and go for South Africa to avoid being greylisted, according to National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi.…
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NUM guns for NPA in export coal war
Mineworkers’ union NUM has flagged the role of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in the Optimum Coal Mine (OCM) dispute…
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Law enforcement agencies collaborating to probe SOE fraud bearing fruit, says Shamila Batohi
Law enforcement agencies say their collaboration in investigating grand corruption at state-owned companies is bearing fruit. They told Parliament that…
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Effects of state capture no longer prevalent at NPA, says Shamila Batohi
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi said that the effects of state capture were no longer prevalent at the…
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NPA’s rebuilding efforts yielding great results, says Shamila Batohi
National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi, says that their rebuilding efforts are yielding great results as the number of…
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NPA is on track to enrolling 9 state capture cases in court
Investigating Directorate (ID) head Andrea Johnson on Thursday said the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will make good on its commitment…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane perjury case postponed to December
The perjury case against suspended Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane was on Wednesday and was postponed to 9 December for a…
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Dudu Myeni expected to plead guilty in defeating administration of justice case
Beleaguered former South African Airways (SAA) board chair Dudu Myeni returns to the Johannesburg Magistrates Court on Wednesday for her…
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NPA’s Shamila Batohi: Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala robbery will be probed without fear or favour
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi says the burglary at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm will be…
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NPA confident in their case against the Guptas
The National Prosecuting Authority says it is confident in its case against the Gupta brothers. NPA head Shamila Batohi says…
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Maladministration in municipalities is affecting NPA resources, says Shamila Batohi
National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi, on Tuesday said the lack of controls and maladministration in municipalities was badly…
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Defence wants Shamila Batohi to testify in Senzo Meyiwa murder trial
The defence in the Senzo Meyiwa trial wants National Prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi to testify in court to corroborate the…
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Justice Minister confident NPA will prosecute state capture cases
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola has defended the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) amid mounting pressure from the public for the organization…
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Shamila Batohi: South Africans can’t be blamed for service delivery protests
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi said that South Africans could not be blamed for protesting against a lack…
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NPA gunning for those implicated in State Capture – Shamila Batohi
Cases involving people who have been implicated in State Capture will be prioritised over the next 12 months, according to…
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NPA denies selective prosecution
National Prosecuting Authority head advocate Shamila Batohi has denied there was selective prosecution of corruption cases in the agency. She…
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National Director of Public Prosecutions to prioritise corruption case
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi says they have decided to prioritise corruption over the next six months. She…
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NPA to focus on implementing Zondo recommendations, says Shamila Batohi
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shamila Batohi said their focus for the next six months and beyond would be implementing…
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Shamila Batohi tells Scopa corruption cases to be top priority for NPA
Corruption cases will top the agenda of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) over the next six months, Parliament has been…
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NPA to focus on corruption over next 6 months
Corruption cases will be the National Prosecuting Authority’s main focus over the next six months but it says it won’t…
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NPA head Shamila Batohi: Wheels of justice are moving
After a slow start, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was poised to prosecute more of the damaging crimes in the…
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Shamila Batohi defends her performance
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi has been forced to defend her performance while appearing in Parliament on Wednesday.…
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NPA slams claims Hermione Cronje spent R400 million on white advocates
Claims made by a publication that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had spent almost R400 million on advocates has been…
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There is no crisis at the NPA – Advocate Shamila Batohi
National Prosecuting Authority head, Advocate Shamila Batohi says there is no crisis at the NPA. She was briefing the media…
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Cash used to bribe prosecutor set to be surrendered to the state
The money allegedly used by a top National Prosecuting Authority official and suspended head of the Mpumalanga Department for Human…
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Study: Less than 30% of South Africans trust govt
The South African public has lost faith in its government and important institutions that govern their lives. The 2021 Edelman…
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Shamila Batohi speaks on State Capture Inquiry cases
It will be a while before the NPA prosecutes cases from the State Capture Inquiry, according to the National Director…
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Suspected riots instigator Ngizwe Mchunu could face additional charges, says NPA
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has not ruled out the possibility that former Ukhozi FM and SABC presenter Ngizwe Mchunu…
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National Prosecuting Authority says looters will face full might of law
As the number of people arrested in Gauteng for looting increases, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has warned that they…
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Advocate Downer dismisses Jacob Zuma argument over his competency to prosecute corruption case
Senior State prosecutor, Advocate Billy Downer, has dismissed former President Jacob Zuma’s argument that he was not competent to prosecute…
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Busisiwe Mkhwebane threatens high court challenge to quash perjury charges
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane will make representations to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) for the perjury charges against her to…
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Good progress made in recovering funds meant for COVID-19 programmes: Shamila Batohi
The National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi says there has been good progress in recovering funds meant for COVID-19…
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NPA head warns against budget cuts
NPA head Shamila Batohi is warning that budget cuts will hamper the fight against corruption. She said South Africans are…
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NPA and Hawks give an update on high-profile cases
The heads of the Hawks and NPA will brief the media on Wednesday. National Head of the Directorate for Priority…
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