A good week for Shamila Batohi
It’s only taken 20 months, but Shamila Batohi has executed her first real swoop as head of the National Prosecuting Authority
08 October 2020 - 05:00
A good week
It’s only taken 20 months, but Shamila Batohi has executed her first real swoop as head of the National Prosecuting Authority, with the arrests of seven people, including flash car fan Edwin Sodi, connected to a R255m Free State government asbestos audit. While the arrests are clearly a giant leap forward given the NPA’s almost total inertia this past decade, the accused are small fry in relation to the big fish who signed off on the deal: Ace Magashule and Mosebenzi Zwane. Nabbing SA’s top crooks is the real test...
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