THE HIGH Court in Cape Town has rejected the DA’s bid to appeal against its earlier judgment refusing to order the suspension of senior prosecutor Nomgcobo Jiba.The beleaguered deputy national director of public prosecutions is battling two separate court cases questioning her fitness for office, after a number of judges rebuked her in their judgments.Thursday’s court order is setback for the DA, but it can still petition the Supreme Court of Appeal to appeal.The DA went to court saying President Jacob Zuma had acted irrationally when he took no action against Jiba in the face of the stinging judicial criticisms. The president should have established an enquiry into whether she was fit to hold office. In the meantime, she should be suspended, the DA argued.But in May the high court threw the case out, saying the president had acted rationally when he decided to await the outcome of the other court case faced by Jiba — in which her fitness to be an advocate was challenged by national...
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