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Outa welcomes court judgment dismissing Jiba’s attempt to get job back
Jiba had asked the court to order President Cyril Ramaphosa and the National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi to reinstate her to the deputy national director of public prosecutions.
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Jiba loses bid to be reappointed to NPA post
Jiba wanted the court to interdict President Cyril Ramaphosa and NPA head Shamila Batohi from filling her position pending a review of the decision to sack her.
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Batohi admits anti-corruption task team has failed South Africans
The task team brought together law enforcement agencies as well as Sars and the Auditor-General and was set up nearly a decade ago to deal more speedily with high-profile corruption cases.
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Batohi: Criminal justice system has huge problems
While the NPA has scored high conviction rates, its boss Shamila Batohi said she agreed with Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng that this should not be used as a yardstick.
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Batohi defends hotel stays, flights for NPA investigative unit head
Advocate Shamila Batohi revealed that the NPA had spent just over R304, 000 on accommodating Advocate Hermione Cronje’s regular commutes between Pretoria and Cape Town, but she said it was all above board.
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Budgetary constraints to blame for vacant posts at NPA - Batohi
On Tuesday, the NPA head led a delegation that briefed Parliament’s justice oversight committee on the NPA’s annual report.
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EXCLUSIVE: Luxury hotel stays for NPA investigative boss amid cash flow issues
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi told Parliament in July that the NPA did not have sufficient funds to pay all of its employee salaries this financial year.
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Nel: NPA's silence on high-profile cases deafening
AfriForum’s private prosecutions unit has questioned the absence of high profile cases being dealt with by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) under the leadership of new prosecutions boss Advocate Shamila Batohi.
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NPA's Batohi aims to reduce crime by 50% over next 10 years
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi said that she had made it her mission to ensure the authority prosecuted crime effectively.
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NPA’s independence should never be questioned, says Lamola
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Ronald Lamola said the NPA projected a shortfall of just over R121 million during the 2018/2019 financial year.
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NPA's investigative directorate to announce first cases by end of July
Prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi said the first cases would be carefully chosen, with one of the criteria being the impact they would have.
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Batohi warns NPA could flounder if it doesn't get support urgently
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi told Parliament’s justice committee the NPA had a high vacancy rate, while the morale of staff is low.
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NPA’s new investigative directorate to announce its probes later in July
President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the formation of the directorate in his State of the Nation Address in February and it was set up in April.
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NPA's Batohi to drop racketeering charges against Johan Booysen
Prosecutions boss Shamila Batohi has decided to withdraw racketeering charges against former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head Johan Booysen and others.
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Batohi: Problems at NPA worse than I expected
Batohi made the remarks at a briefing in Pretoria where she formally introduced the head of the newly established Investigative Directorate, Advocate Hermione Cronje.
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DA wants Batohi update on Estina dairy farm investigation after ruling
The Congress of the People says President Cyril Ramaphosa should fire Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane before she damages the integrity of that office.
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Appointment of anti-corruption unit head step towards ending impunity - NPA
The Presidency announced on Friday that the advocate had been appointed as the Investigating Directorate for a term of five years.
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Batohi's restructuring to bring stability to NPA, says official
NDPP Shamila Batohi told the staff at the NPA that she has signed an authorisation allowing prosecutors to share information with the Zondo commission of inquiry for possible prosecution.
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Shamila Batohi names top prosecutors to fast-track state capture cases
The head told staff she was signed an authorisation allowing prosecutors to share information with the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture for possible prosecution.
