Adv Andy Mothibi
NPA Drops Fraud and Corruption Case Against Crime Intelligence Boss Lieutenant General Dumisani Khumalo and Six Others
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn the fraud and corruption case against Crime Intelligence…
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi and Advocate Andy Mothibi Launch IDAC Clean Up, Promise Accountability for All
The leadership crisis at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) deepened on Thursday after Justice…
Andrea Johnson Concedes Errors at Madlanga Commission as Justice Minister Set to Outline IDAC’s Future
The future leadership of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) will come under the spotlight…
SAPU Calls for Heads to Roll at IDAC After Charges Against General Dumisani Khumalo and Co Accused Withdrawn
The South African Policing Union (SAPU) has called for senior officials at the Investigating Directorate…
NPA U-Turn: Adv Mkhuseli Ntaba Reinstated After Taxi Boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni Case Controversy
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has withdrawn the suspension of Advocate Mkhuseli Ntaba and allowed him to return to work, following an interim investigation into the dramatic collapse of the high-profile extortion and money laundering case against Mpumalanga taxi boss Joe “Ferrari” Sibanyoni and his co-accused. In a statement issued on Wednesday, National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Adv Andy Mothibi confirmed that the NPA’s Office for Ethics and Accountability (OEA) had submitted an interim report into the events that…
MK Party, EFF Challenge NDPP Appointment
The appointment of Advocate Andy Mothibi as the new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) has drawn strong and divergent reactions from political parties, with the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) both raising serious concerns about the process and expectations surrounding his tenure. Advocate Mothibi, who currently heads the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), is set to assume office on 1 February following his appointment by President Cyril Ramaphosa. He will replace outgoing NDPP Advocate Shamila…
Ramaphosa Appoints Mothibi as Prosecutions Boss
President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Andy Mothibi as South Africa’s new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), with effect from 1 February 2026. Advocate Mothibi will replace outgoing NDPP Advocate Shamila Batohi, whose term of office comes to an end at the end of January. The appointment was announced by the Presidency on Tuesday night, in accordance with section 179(1)(a) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, read together with section 10 of the National Prosecuting Authority…