What NPA's achieved after state capture 'nothing short of amazing'

JOHANNESBURG - National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi says the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)'s comeback story after state capture has been “nothing short of remarkable”.

This year marks five years since Batohi was appointed to the position.

One of the biggest challenges she was faced with at the time was turning around an NPA that had been ravaged by state capture.

Speaking at a media roundtable in Pretoria on Wednesday, she said she was proud of the work done in this regard.

"What we have achieved in terms of rebuilding is nothing short of amazing. The NPA now is a well-run constitutional entity. We have a solid strategy and there are many things, strategic initiatives, that have been put in place that put the NPA firmly in place to deliver."

She said that she thought they’d be further along by now when it comes to state capture prosecutions.

"I was really quite wrong about that. It's only with regard to state capture cases that I thought we would've been further down the line. For everything else in the NPA, I'm incredibly proud of what we've achieved and how far we've come since the new leadership change."

What NPA's achieved after state capture 'nothing short of amazing' - Batohi

One of the biggest challenges NDPP Shamila Batohi was faced with at the time of her appointment five years ago was turning around an NPA that had been ravaged by state capture.