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However, in June 2007, Baartman entered the Office of the Chief Justice's Aspirant Women Judges training programme. [1] However, the leadership of the NPA was concerned that it would create a conflict of interest for her to hold acting positions in the judiciary while employed as a prosecutor, an argument that she came to agree with.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is the agency of the South African Government responsible for state prosecutions. Under Section 179 of the South African Constitution and the National Prosecuting Authority Act of 1998, which established the NPA in 1998, the NPA has the power to institute criminal proceedings on behalf of the state and to carry out any necessary functions incidental to ...
The National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 (Act No. 32 of 1998) is an act of the Parliament of South Africa which established the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The creation of the NPA was required by section 179 of the Constitution of South Africa , which came into force in February 1997.
Questions were immediately raised about the manner in which he had been promoted ahead of more senior prosecutors. [4] Abrahams had joined the NPA as an administrative clerk in a provincial office while completing his legal studies. [5] [6] He holds B Iuris, B Proc and LLB degrees, which he read part-time at the University of Natal ...
Batohi went on to serve as a Director of Public Prosecutions in the KwaZulu-Natal branch of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) from 2000 to 2009. [1] In 2000, she was the chief prosecutor and evidence leader at the King Commission, the high-profile commission of inquiry that, under the chairmanship of Edwin King , investigated the cricket ...
The APA oversees various programs to support the work of prosecutors in areas such as crime victim assistance, cruelty to animals, animal fighting, national security, gun violence, pre-trial services, juvenile justice, and domestic violence. The association provides training, technical assistance, and access to technology that aide in various ...
Cronje worked for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) continuously from 1998 to 2012. [3] She entered as an assistant to the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Bulelani Ngcuka, [3] and in that capacity she was involved in establishing the NPA's investigating directorates for serious economic offences and organised crime respectively. [5]
The Directorate of Special Operations (DSO), commonly known as the Scorpions, was a specialised unit of the National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa formed by President Thabo Mbeki, tasked with investigating and prosecuting high-level and priority crimes including organised crime and corruption. [1]