How the NPA can regain the respect of the public
The National Prosecuting Authority must begin to pursue particular classes of criminals to show it is doing its job
On October 15 national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi presented the 2018/2019 annual report of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to the portfolio committee on justice & correctional services. The report makes for grim reading.
One MP, Nomathemba Maseko-Jele of the ANC, noted that there was “nothing good in it”. The important difference compared with the past is that Batohi knew this and was honest about the worsening performance of the NPA — unlike her predecessor, who behaved as if the NPA was a well-functioning and well-respected institution enjoying a high degree of public trust...
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