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Anti-corruption task team lacks capacity to finalise complex cases, Parly told
The country's top law enforcement agencies, the Hawks and National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), have both raised concerns about a lack of capacity to...
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Is there a battle raging between the Public Protector and NPA head?
Busisiwe Mkhwebane is investigating maladministration linked to the Kwa-Zulu Natal North Sea Jazz Festival, but says the NPA is not sharing information that would help her complete her probe.
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Budget cuts will have huge implications for NPA, warns Batohi
The NPA on Wednesday briefed Parliament’s justice committee on its annual report for the past year and its performance during the first quarter of this year.
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NDPP's efforts to curb corruption within NPA gets R9.5m boost from German govt
Shamiela Batohi wants the public to be able to lodge complaints about any allegation of improper conduct implicating the authority or any of its members.
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Batohi: Powers of authorities vital in fight against COVID-19 related crime
The National Director of Public Prosecutions opened a webinar session of the Attorneys General Alliance Africa on Thursday.
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'Prosecution skills have been hollowed out'- Batohi laments NPA’s budget
Shamila Batohi says the authority would like to use the skills built up in the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into State Capture– but she says the NPA lacks the budget to pay for them.
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NPA boss highlights financial challenges in probing corruption
NPA boss Shamila Batohi has questioned whether the NPA and law enforcement agencies would have enough resources to properly investigate and prosecute cases arising from the state capture inquiry’s work.
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Fixing prosecution system to deal with corruption a long-term project - Batohi
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi said that she understood that people were anxious to see convictions in high profile cases.
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FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Attempts to extradite the Guptas is good news for us all
South Africans need more action over talk, and the Guptas answering for allegations against them is a good way to show that, writes Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: How long until the ANC gets the proverbial wake-up call?
How hard, or even impossible, is it for senior ANC members to take the high road when it comes to matters of principle, asks Judith February.
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NPA to re-enroll fraud charges against Richard Mdluli
NPA head Shamila Batoyi confirmed to the national broadcaster that the de-classification of crucial documents after more than a decade will enable them to charge Mdluli.
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NPA welcomes additional R1.3 billion injection from Treasury
The allocation comes after the national director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi told Parliament that the NPA was in dire need of more money in order to fulfil its mandate.
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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.
