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FILE: National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Picture: Eyewitness News

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Batohi: SA’s rule of law on life support but NPA fighting to save it

By Babalo Ndenze

But she has promised the days of impunity are over and those charged with corruption will face the full might of the law.

  • FILE: NPA head Shamila Batohi. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News

    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.

    34 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa named Shamila Batohi as the new NPA boss on 4 December 2018. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    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.

    52 days ago
  • FILE: She said they were, however, doing everything possible to finalise corruption cases, with some dating back almost 20 years. Picture: EWN

    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.

    52 days ago
  • FILE: NDPP Shamila Batohi. Picture: EWN

    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.

    62 days ago
  • FILE: National Director of Public Prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Picture: Eyewitness News

    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.

    90 days ago
  • FILE: NDPP Shamila Batohi. Picture: EWN

    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.

    90 days ago
  • A YouTube video screengrab of Advocate Shamiela Batohi.

    ‘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.

    159 days ago
  • FILE: NDPP Shamila Batohi at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 4 December 2018. Picture: EWN

    '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.

    159 days ago
  • FILE: NDPP Shamila Batohi at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    '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.

    159 days ago
  • FILE: NDPP Shamila Batohi at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 4 December 2018. Picture: EWN

    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.

    159 days ago
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    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.

    161 days ago
  • FILE: NDPP Shamila Batohi at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 4 December 2018. Picture: EWN

    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.

    161 days ago
  • 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

    161 days ago
  • Hermione Cronje. Picture: Cape Bar

    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.

    161 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa named Shamila Batohi as the new NPA boss on 4 December 2018. Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    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.

    161 days ago
  • FILE: NDPP Shamila Batohi at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 4 December 2018. Picture: EWN

    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.

    161 days ago
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    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.

    314 days ago
  • 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

    339 days ago
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