Shamila Batohi appointed as new NPA boss
The new national director of public prosecutions will be the first woman to lead the National Prosecuting Authority
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Shamila Batohi as the new national director of public prosecutions (NDPP). Batohi will be the first woman to lead the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). She is a former director of public prosecutions in KwaZulu-Natal and senior legal adviser at the International Criminal Court. During her interview for the position she likened taking up the NDPP position to “jumping into a shark tank”.
It will be the job of the new NDPP to clean up the NPA, which has in the past been hamstrung by political interference and marred in controversy around the independence of the position of top prosecutor. “The NDPP in our country occupies a vital position in our democracy and makes an essential contribution to upholding the rule of law.… As we address matters that South Africans are most concerned about, such as state capture, corruption and widespread criminality, our country needs an NPA that is above reproach,” Ramaphosa said on Tuesday. “The NDPP ne...
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