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CORRUPTION NEWS

Mokgoro: Jiba, Mrwebi not fit for NPA

By Barry BatemanFirst published on EWN UPDATE: President Cyril Ramaphosa fired Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi on 26 April 2019. His decision will be sent to Parliament within a fortnight, and that body will determine if the two should be reinstated or not. Retired Constitutional Court Justice Yvonne Mokgoro has dealt what is certainly the final Read more >

CORRUPTION NEWS

ACJR: NPA needs to build trust by acting in public interest

By Kwazi Dlamini In February the University of the Western Cape’s Dullar Omar Institute released, under its Africa Criminal Justice Reform (ACJR) project, a discussion document on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). The document deals with three key concepts associated with the NPA and its relation to the public, namely accountability, public interest and trust. Read more >

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GCB, Jiba and Mrwebi back in court today

Today the Constitutional Court hears arguments from both sides in the matter of the General Council of the Bar (GCB) v Jiba, Mrwebi and others. The GCB is applying for leave to appeal a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) judgment reinstating top National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) officials Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi to the roll Read more >

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NPA pair finally suspended as president acts

Senior National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) advocates Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi have been suspended, and President Cyril Ramaphosa will set up an inquiry into their fitness to hold office, according to a statement released on Thursday by the Presidency. Jiba is a national deputy director of public prosecutions, and Mrwebi is a special director of Read more >

LITIGATION

Mrwebi, Jiba struck off advocates’ roll

UPDATE: Nomgcobo Jiba has said that she will appeal the decision of the North Gauteng High Court. The National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi have been struck off the roll of advocates, thanks to an application by the General Council of the Bar (GCB). In mid-2015 the council brought its application to the North Read more >