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Zuma’s spy tapes appeal dismissed

The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed President Jacob Zuma’s leave to appeal its decision that he should face corruption charges. The National Prosecuting Authority and Zuma’s lawyers wanted leave to appeal the court’s ruling on April 29 that the decision to discontinue the prosecution against Zuma on 783 corruption[…]

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Cop’s son’s murder: witnesses face charges

A top Cape Town cop whose son was murdered is celebrating a small victory after the State witnesses who botched the murder trial will now be charged with perjury. Major General Greg Goss has been on a mission for justice after his own colleagues’ “sloppy work” let slip the only[…]

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DA MP Breytenbach expected back in court

DA MP and former prosecutor Glynnis Breytenbach and her lawyer were on Monday expected to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on charges of obstruction and defeating ends of justice. According to the National Prosecuting Authority, the matter relates to an NPA investigation in 2012 in which Breytenbach was investigated[…]

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Willie Hofmeyr declares war on NPA boss

One of South Africa’s most senior prosecutors, advocate Willie Hofmeyr, has declared war on his latest boss, Shaun Abrahams, accusing him of misleading the court, sidelining him and aligning himself with a “systematic pattern of improperly protecting” his controversial colleague Nomgcobo Jiba. Hofmeyr, who until last year headed the successful[…]

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4 Ugly Americans gangsters sentenced to 24 years

Members of the Ugly Americans gang were sentenced to 24 years in prison in the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. Its gang leader, Mogamat Jansen, was also convicted for being a member of a gang, illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of ammunition. He was sentenced to[…]

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Western Cape NPA a ‘corruption free zone’

The National Prosecuting Authority in the Western Cape have declared their workplace a corruption free zone. Celebrating anti-corruption day on Wednesday, Rodney de Kock, director of public prosecutions in the Western Cape, said it had to start with them. He said while the overwhelming number of men and women in[…]

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NPA wants Pistorius in court ‘urgently’

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) wants convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius to appear in court soon and receive a harsher sentence. Prosecutors have been engaged in deliberations since the ruling by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein overturned Judge Thokozile Masipa’s sentence on Thursday. NPA spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku said they[…]

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No criminal charges yet in Al-Bashir case: NPA

The NPA will not yet start criminal proceedings against government officials who may have helped Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir leave South Africa, in violation of a court order. “No, we are not going to consider the matter right now,” National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Luvuyo Mfaku said on Wednesday. “They will[…]

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