The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has reserved judgment in the MK Party’s urgent application to block Shamila Batohi’s pension, after hearing arguments on urgency and the legality of withholding state-funded benefits

Advocate Moipone Noko said she supported and later took over the prosecution led by Andrew Chauke in the high-profile Cato Manor case

The outgoing national director of public prosecutions said her successor should fight for more institutional independence and for competitive salaries to attract high profile advocates

Evidence leaders compelled to ask for a postponement

The inquiry is discussing how to proceed with the withdrawal of the outgoing national director of public prosecutions, who is the main complainant

The uMkhonto weSizwe party called on the incoming national director of public prosecutions to immediately act against Hangwani Maumela when he steps into office

The president picked the SIU head after an advisory panel found none of the six candidates interviewed late last year suitable for the post

National director of public prosecutions (NDPP) Shamila Batohi’s decision to walk out of the inquiry probing South Gauteng prosecutions boss Andrew Chauke’s fitness to hold office raises questions about her own suitability for the top job

While the national director of public prosecutions’s conduct at the Nkabinde inquiry has tarnished her legacy, she remains the first person in the post to complete a full term of office

Panel members at the Nkabinde inquiry said the national director of public prosecutions was undermining the inquiry she herself had insisted upon

The national director of public prosecutions defended herself against criticism, saying she had delegated the matter to her subordinate

The national director of public prosecutions said she established a panel to look into the human rights abuses linked to the Durban police unit

NPA boss defended her decisions while conceding documentation oversights, which she said should not constrain the inquiry

Ngcukaitobi accused the national director of public prosecutions of punishing Chauke for doing his job

Interviews for the shortlisted candidates will take place on 10 and 11 December, and the public is invited to submit comments on the nominees

The national director of public prosecutions said the suspended Gauteng director of public prosecutions’ actions in a KwaZulu-Natal case were politically motivated

Batohi said that the specialised commercial crimes unit is reviewing the Phala Phala farm theft case

The relatives want to know if the failure to prosecute was orchestrated to protect past and present political elites

Mmamoloko Kubayi plans to improve access to the courts and deal with their dilapidated condition

The forensic auditor has told parliament there is a conspiracy to ensure he does not testify in court