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Acting head of the SIU Leonard Lekgetho. (SA government/Facebook)

SIU to recover R8 million bursary funded to deceased students, foreign nationals and officials

The SIU has made 36 referrals for disciplinary action against officials, including human resources personnel, administrative clerks and directors, for contravening the Public…

Not off the hook: Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni faces charges of allegedly forcing a mining entrepreneur to pay “protection fees” between 2022 and 2025. Photo: Supplied

Sibanyoni granted bail as NPA revives extortion case 

Taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his co-accused were granted bail after the National Prosecuting Authority re-enrolled a R2.2-million extortion and money laundering case…

Affidavit: About R121.5 million is allegedly linked to payments
associated with Emberton Limited. Photo: Supplied

Emberton placed under scrutiny

The NPA is close to making a decision on possible charges in a probe involving SA Steel Mills and allegations of questionable cross-border transactions linked to the company

Pollution: Sasol claims that it recognises and understands the environmental footprint associated with its activities and responsibly manages these
in a prudent and lawful way. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Parliament intensifies scrutiny of Sasol

Parliament’s portfolio committee on forestry, fisheries and environment is widening its oversight into Sasol after receiving protected disclosures from environmental…

Former National director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Photo:   X

MK bid to block Batohi pension tests limits of presidential power

The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in the MK Party’s urgent application to block Shamila Batohi’s pension, after hearing arguments on urgency and the…

Denial: The suspended police minister, Senzo Mchunu (above), has described the allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi against him as ‘wild’. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Senzo Mchunu speaks after 12 cops arrested over R360m Medicare contract

The suspended police minister says the arrests are only the beginning and that his actions, alongside Idac investigations, were key to stopping the illegal contract

Value for money: The Zondo Commission led by former Chief Justice Raymond Zondo has recovered more than R16 billion from irregular contracts.
Photo: GCIS

Rethinking the value of commissions

Any objective analysis must proceed from the premise that commissions of inquiry are not criminal courts. They neither prosecute nor sentence. Their constitutional purpose is to…

The Special Investigating Unit traced financial gains of more than R181 million linked to beneficiaries of fraudulent visa applications that were supported by fake documentation

SIU unveils large-scale issuance of fraudulent permits by some home affairs officials

The Special Investigating Unit traced financial gains of more than R181 million linked to beneficiaries of fraudulent visa applications that were supported by fake documentation

Former KZN DPP Moipone Noko. (@NPA_Prosecutes/X)

Nkabinde inquiry: former KZN DPP defends Chauke’s role in Cato Manor case

Advocate Moipone Noko said she supported and later took over the prosecution led by Andrew Chauke in the high-profile Cato Manor case

Outgoing national director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

‘Gupta lieutenants are in court, Batohi says on her last day in office

The outgoing national director of public prosecutions said her successor should fight for more institutional independence and for competitive salaries to attract high profile…

Former National director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Photo:   X

Inquiry battles to find witnesses

Evidence leaders compelled to ask for a postponement

Former National director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Photo:   X

Shamila Batohi opts out of Nkabinde inquiry, pending legal advice

The inquiry is discussing how to proceed with the withdrawal of the outgoing national director of public prosecutions, who is the main complainant

New broom: Advocate Andy Mothibi Photo: GCIS

New NPA boss Mothibi in hot seat

Incoming NDPP lauded for his anti-corruption record as head of the SIU while critics see red

Andy Mothibe has been appointed as the new national director of public prosecutions. File photo by Paul Botes

Ramaphosa bypasses shortlisted candidates, appoints Andy Mothibi as new NPA head

The president picked the SIU head after an advisory panel found none of the six candidates interviewed late last year suitable for the post

Hot seat: National Director of
Public Prosecutions Shamila
Batohi at the Nkabinde
Commission. Photo: National
Prosecuting Authority

Batohi exits NPA on a sour note

While the national director of public prosecutions’s conduct at the Nkabinde inquiry has tarnished her legacy, she remains the first person in the post to complete a full term of…

Former National director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Photo:   X

Batohi walks out of Nkabinde inquiry

Panel members at the Nkabinde inquiry said the national director of public prosecutions was undermining the inquiry she herself had insisted upon

Outgoing national director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Photo: Oupa Nkosi

Batohi’s performance as NPA head questioned over handling of Cato Manor unit

The national director of public prosecutions defended herself against criticism, saying she had delegated the matter to her subordinate

Former National director of public prosecutions Shamila Batohi. Photo:   X

Batohi never investigated Cato Manor unit, says Ncqukaitobi

The national director of public prosecutions said she established a panel to look into the human rights abuses linked to the Durban police unit

Sloppy drafting: Tembeka Ngcukaitobi asked if the NPA thought Andrew
Chauke erred in charging Johan Booysen. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Batohi under fire

NPA boss defended her decisions while conceding documentation oversights, which she said should not constrain the inquiry

Embattled Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. File photo: X

Al Jama-ah’s Gwamanda withdraws motion against Johannesburg mayor Morero

Sources said Gwamanda had brought the motion out of anger after being dropped as a member of the mayoral committee