{"id":31034,"date":"2025-06-10T18:57:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=31034"},"modified":"2025-06-10T18:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T16:57:47","slug":"ramaphosa-to-meet-batohi-over-infiltration-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/06\/10\/ramaphosa-to-meet-batohi-over-infiltration-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaphosa to meet Batohi over infiltration claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Cyril Ramaphosa says he doesn’t believe that there’s any state capture at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).<\/p>\n

Ramaphosa’s comments come as the NPA faces backlash over its failure to successfully prosecute a number of high-profile cases, such as those involving state capture and the sexual assault case against Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso, among others.<\/p>\n

Calls have also been made for the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Advocate, Shamila Batohi, to be fired as she has failed to do her job.<\/a><\/p>\n

Batohi fueled the fire again after she said, in interviews, that the NPA had been infiltrated by unscrupulous prosecutors working with criminals to deliberately bungle cases, raising many eyebrows.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the Sefako Makgatho Primary School in Pretoria on Tuesday, Ramaphosa said he will be meeting with the NPA boss to get clarity on what is happening at the prosecutions agency.<\/p>\n

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Despite the many calls for her to resign, Batohi has reiterated that she isn’t going anywhere.<\/p>\n

Her term ends in January next year. However, parties like ActionSA believes she has overstayed her welcome and should vacate office.<\/p>\n

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The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) has on the other hand called on President Ramaphosa not to renew Batohi’s contract.<\/p>\n

The organisation has also urged the President to ensure that the correct process is followed in appointing her replacement.<\/p>\n

“Without the right appointment process, and an urgent inquiry into the NPA by a retired judge, the country risks repeating past mistakes and missing a chance to strengthen a vital institution to restore the rule of law,” says the CDE Executive Director, Ann Bernstein.<\/p>\n

Bernstein says the NPA has been captured and has yet to fully recover and rebuild an effective national organisation.<\/p>\n

She adds that leaders who have unblemished integrity, legal qualifications to appear in all courts, proven experience managing a large organisation, and a clear commitment to the NPA\u2019s independence should be considered for the job.<\/p>\n

“Without an effective NPA, the prospect of turning the tide against corruption and crime is almost impossible,” Bernstein warned.<\/p>\n

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Shamila batohi didn’t read the room carefully\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

She thought it was olden days where she will lose cases & do few interviews than go into hiding until another scandals rocks NPA<\/p>\n

\ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 After elections has changed to much better than ANC terms<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nakampe wa Molobedu (@NakampeR23011) June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Moroadi Cholota, the ex-personal assistant to former Free State premier Ace Magashule, is set to launch a constitutional damages lawsuit against the South African state.<\/p>\n

This one of NPA Boss Shamila Batohi, Must be ordered to pay personal costs! Incompetent ANC Deployee!\ud83d\ude12\ud83d\udeae pic.twitter.com\/FP8Z3ZB7Wm<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 Apostle Dr D Mekgwe\ud83c\uddf9\ud83c\uddfc (@ApostleDeza) June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Personally I don’t think Shamila Batohi stepping down will solve the problems at NPA<\/p>\n

\u2014 SOLLY PHETHELI (@solly92173) June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Shamila Batohi is on TV making excuses instead of resigning<\/p>\n

\u2014 Umnikazi Wenkani (@Boet_Themba) June 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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#NPA<\/a> Head Shamila Batohi must resign now! \ud83d\ude23\ud83d\ude23 pic.twitter.com\/8SwJeLbWIN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Thulani Ndaba (@tndaba) June 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Shamila Batohi must be replaced by Advocate Breytenbach to clean the NPA of corrupt individuals \ud83d\udc4a if Not? Then we can forget to ever clean the justice system of connected criminals in the department\ud83e\udee3<\/p>\n

\u2014 judge and jury (@JUDGEJUSTIN777) June 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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