Shamila batohi
Batohi: SA’s rule of law on life support but NPA fighting to save it
But she has promised the days of impunity are over and those charged with corruption will face the full might of the law.
-
South Africans can't be blamed for service delivery protests - Batohi
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi was addressing the Frederick van Zyl Slabbert honorary lecture hosted by Stellenbosch University on Monday night.
-
Corruption in local government is ‘overwhelming’, says NPA head Shamila Batohi
National Prosecuting Authority Head Shamila Batohi says the levels of corruption in local government are worse than they thought.
-
Corruption in local govt is worse than expected - Batohi
NPA head Shamiela Batohi said cases would have never seen the inside of a court room prior to 2019, but they were doing everything possible to finalise them.
-
Batohi: NPA to focus on implementing Zondo recommendations
NPA head Shamiela Batohi briefed Parliament’s public finance watchdog, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (Scopa), on Tuesday.
-
Corruption cases to be top priority for NPA, Batohi tells Scopa
Shamila Batohi said that most of the more than 1,000 referrals to the NPA from the SIU were sitting with the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI) – the Hawks.
-
Batohi says cases referred to NPA by SIU aren't necessarily ready for court
Shamila Batohi and the NPA are under enormous pressure to speed up the pace of prosecutions in the wake of the SIU’s report on COVID-19 related corruption that siphoned off billions of rand, as well as the reports from the Zondo Commission of Inquiry into state capture.
-
‘We can’t respond to pressure’: Batohi defends her performance as NPA head
Members of the Parliament took NDPP Shamila Batohi to task for the lack of progress in prosecutions since she took over running the NPA. These include apartheid-era atrocities.
-
'We need to see prosecutions' - MPs losing patience with NPA's Batohi
Batohi was put on the spot on Wednesday facing members of the Justice Portfolio Committee to discuss progress in prosecutions.
-
'Unfair to blame NPA for lack of progress' - Batohi defends her performance
This was after MPs expressed frustration at a lack of progress in prosecutions for corruption as well as apartheid era atrocities.
-
NDPP Batohi comes under fire in Parliament for lack of progress in prosecutions
MPs described the slow pace of arrests and prosecutions as a “shame” calling on the head of the National Prosecutions Authority (NPA) to start showing some results.
-
Batohi says money seized from state capture a sign of progress
Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Ouma Rabaji-Rasethaba has given an update on the money recouped from people linked to state capture- including the Guptas.
-
No successful prosecutions by the Investigating Directorate, says NPA's Batohi
Batohi gave a briefing on Monday following the resignation of the directorate's boss Hermione Cronje.
-
NPA boss Batohi: Cronje’s resignation is normal leadership transition
During a media briefing, National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi commented on the recent resignation of Hermione Cronje who was the head of the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Investigating Directorate (ID). #NPA
-
Batohi says Cronje's departure is normal leadership transition
Shamila Batohi has denied having a fall out with Cronje as suggested by some media reports- saying she had even tried to convince her to stay.
-
Batohi: NPA is not in crisis and there's no infighting
Reports of infighting in the prosecuting authority surfaced after Hermione Cronje announced her resignation last week.
-
WATCH LIVE: NDPP Shamila Batohi briefs media on NPA developments
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi is briefing the media on the latest developments at the NPA.
-
25% of NPA workforce has been affected by COVID-19, NDPP Batohi tells Scopa
National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi said they have now applied to the health department to make NPA staff and prosecutors essential services so they can get vaccinated.
-
SA-UAE extradition treaty paves way for Guptas to face criminal charges
Justice Minister Ronald Lamola confirmed that the extradition treaty between South Africa and the United Arab Emirates had been ratified after the National Prosecuting Authority approached Interpol to assist in the execution of warrants of arrests for brothers Atul and Rajesh Gupta, their wives and four others. The treaty comes into effect on 10 July. #Guptas #UAE
