PROSECUTIONS
Low-yield NPA unable to prosecute all cases from Zondo commission
Shamila Batohi says the underfunded National Prosecuting Authority will have to prioritise state capture cases for impact
08 December 2021 - 16:11
UPDATED 08 December 2021 - 23:26
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) — whose failure to mount a single successful corruption prosecution since a change of leadership in 2019 is receiving renewed attention — will also have to deal with an "avalanche" of cases from the state capture inquiry.
The commission of inquiry, chaired by acting chief justice Raymond Zondo, heard testimony of wide-scale corruption and looting during the almost decade-long Jacob Zuma presidency. It has a deadline to hand over its final report at the end of 2021...
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