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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 ...
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 ...
The creation of the NPA was required by section 179 of the Constitution of South Africa, which came into force in February 1997. Prior to the passage of the NPA Act, public prosecutions were under the direction of the attorneys-general, with a separate attorney-general appointed by the President for each division of the High Court. The offices ...
The courts of South Africa are the civil and criminal courts responsible for the administration of justice in South Africa. They apply the law of South Africa and are established under the Constitution of South Africa or under Acts of the Parliament of South Africa. Despite South Africa's division into nine provinces, the country has a single ...
The prosecutor is not obliged to lead all available evidence, [254] but he must make available to the defence those witnesses whom he does not call. [255] The prosecutor is under a duty to make favourable information available to the defence. [256] The defence may cross-examine each state witness after evidence in chief. [257]
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South Africa's presidency said on Monday it welcomed an announcement by the International Criminal Court's prosecutor saying he had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
The Department of Public Service and Administration (DPSA) is a department of the South African government that is responsible for the organisation and administration of the civil service. It is responsible for matters including labour relations of government employees, the provision of government IT services, and integrity in public ...