The application by three nongovernmental organisations to confirm a court order setting aside Shaun Abrahams’s appointment as national director of public prosecutions (NDPP), will be heard by the Constitutional Court next Wednesday. The High Court in Pretoria ruled in December that former president Jacob Zuma’s appointment of Abrahams had to be set aside because the former head of state was too conflicted to make an appointment to the post as he was facing possible criminal charges. It also ruled that Zuma’s then deputy Cyril Ramaphosa had to make the appointment. Both Abrahams and Zuma’s legal teams appealed against the ruling. However‚ it is not clear whether the Presidency will persist with its application after Ramaphosa was elected president last week. Ramaphosa‚ as deputy president‚ filed a notice with the Constitutional Court to abide by the court order. The Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (Casac)‚ which lodged confirmation proceedings‚ said it h...
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