Corruption Watch has successfully lobbied the Department of Justice to publish the CVs of the six candidates for national director of public prosecutions. The department is in search of a successor to Shamila Batohi, who retires in January 2026, and had revealed the shortlisted candidates but had neglected to publish their CVs to enable the public to meaningfully engage with and comment on them.
Corruption Watch has successfully lobbied the Department of Justice to publish the CVs of the six candidates for national director of public prosecutions. The department is in search of a successor to Shamila Batohi, who retires in January 2026, and had revealed the shortlisted candidates but had neglected to publish their CVs to enable the public to meaningfully engage with and comment on them.
CW successfully puts pressure on DoJ to publish NDPP candidates’ CVs
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Bheki Cele is an extortionist, while Brown Mogotsi is a con artist. This is according to businessman and attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, who on Thursday finished his second day of giving testimony before the parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating police corruption.
Bheki Cele is an extortionist, while Brown Mogotsi is a con artist. This is according to businessman and attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala, who on Thursday finished his second day of giving testimony before the parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating police corruption.
Matlala: cash bribes to Cele, threats from Mkhwanazi during SAPS contract woes
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Madlanga weekly wrap-up: Mogotsi’s strange web of claims
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Baseless claims of police leaders and royal personages working in the interest of western countries while taking bribes from alleged criminals, and describing himself as a patriotic undercover operative for crime intelligence - these are the things that controversial North West businessman Brown Mogotsi’s testimony before the Madlanga commission are made of.
Baseless claims of police leaders and royal personages working in the interest of western countries while taking bribes from alleged criminals, and describing himself as a patriotic undercover operative for crime intelligence - these are the things that controversial North West businessman Brown Mogotsi’s testimony before the Madlanga commission are made of.
The world is at a crossroads when it comes to dealing with illicit economies, says a new GI-TOC research report on the global situation. Many types of organised crime show surges of growth while resilience takes a beating, lagging behind evolving crime threats. And in South Africa, criminality is on the rise while resilience remains stagnant.
The world is at a crossroads when it comes to dealing with illicit economies, says a new GI-TOC research report on the global situation. Many types of organised crime show surges of growth while resilience takes a beating, lagging behind evolving crime threats. And in South Africa, criminality is on the rise while resilience remains stagnant.
Organised crime: gap between criminality and resilience is widening
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The search is on for the new national director of public prosecutions (NDPP), with incumbent Shamila Batohi due to retire in January 2026 upon turning 65. This will mark the first time since 1998, when the National Prosecuting Authority was established, that an NDPP has completed their term without being prematurely removed or forced to Read more >
By Janine Erasmus – CW Voices Events highlighted in South Africa’s news cycle in the last three months or so have exposed our country’s deep-rooted challenges with corruption, organised crime, and the haunting lack of protection for whistle-blowers who expose criminal activity. From the revelations of alleged criminal syndicate infiltration into our policing system – Read more >
