The reluctance not only to deploy private counsel but to follow their advice has proved a recurring theme in state capture cases
The report says the slow and erratic prosecution of widely reported cases of corruption undermines democracy and encourages the misappropriation of state resources
The head of the National Prosecuting Authority said her investigators needed to see all evidence and called for more urgency in solving the impasse
The move is aimed at helping South Africa get off the Financial Action Task Force grey list and the prosecute state capture cases
Critics have commented that several of the myriad acts fall short as a response to the Zondo commission’s proposals to stem state capture
The sports, arts and culture minister allegedly received cash and other benefits to influence lucrative tenders for a software firm
The magistrate took the most drastic option in the case involving the former Eskom chief executive, Batohi said, while conceding that the National Prosecuting Authority was learning from its setbacks
The speaker’s application to stop her arrest was dismissed as ‘speculative’ and she was ordered to pay the costs of the legal challenge
The speaker’s attempts to stall her arrest resulted in the state revealing the damning charges she faces
The state said the speaker was not above the law and that the court could not block her arrest on alleged R4.5 million corruption
Advocate’s affidavit reveals trail of bribes allegedly pocketed by the National Assembly speaker, who is expected to appear in court today
The president reportedly said he would not meddle when told that Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula could be taken into custody over graft
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is expected to hand herself over to the police in Pretoria on Friday
The National Prosecuting Authority confirmed the search and seizure operation a fortnight after Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula denied any wrongdoing
The National Prosecuting Authority has failed in another state capture case considered only the foothills of the mountain it must climb
The state capture case has suffered long delays, prompting a successful application by the defendants to have it thrown out of court
The measure cannot guarantee independency of the entity because it fails to address the reliance of the National Prosecuting Authority itself on the justice ministry
