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Gupta coal mine and terminal to be retained by SA Government after court decision
The Optimum Coal Mine and Terminal, once owned by the Gupta brothers, are to be retained as South Africa’s state property. The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) decision in favour of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) The coal assets are estimated in March last year to be worth more than USD 219 million.
Gupta coal mine and terminal to be retained by SA Government after court decision The Optimum Coal Mine and Terminal, once owned by the Gupta brothers, are to be retained as South Africa’s state property. The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) decision in favour of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) The coal assets are part of several Gupta-owned assets seized by the NPA.
France's Left Party Under Probe For Glorifying "Terror" After Hamas Attack Far-left NPA affirmed "its support for the Palestinians and the means of struggle they have chosen to resist" The party's statement concluded with the word "intifada" which means uprising. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne says France will not tolerate "any anti-Semitic act or comment"
Former Clay County sheriff Darryl Daniels files to run for sheriff against Michelle Cook Daniels is listed as a No Party Affiliation (NPA) candidate on the Clay County Supervisor of Elections website. He lost to current Sheriff Michelle Cook in 2020. He was acquitted of all charges in September 2022.
NPA defends hiking gate prices for the Ploughing The National Ploughing Association (NPA) has defended hiking ‘at the gate’ ticket prices to €30. Visitors warned that they may not even be able to buy tickets on the gate.
SIU welcomes sentencing of Babita Deokaran's killers, supports efforts to trace mastermind Babita Deokaran was a senior health official at the Gauteng Department of Health. She flagged suspicious payments worth R850 million to shell companies and politicians. The SIU says it supports the efforts of the police, particularly the Hawks, and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to trace the mastermind.
Marikana Massacre: As ANC trumpets R170m paid to victims' families, calls for justice rage on The ANC has rejected as political games any attacks on the government related to the Marikana Massacre. Amnesty International accused the NPA of not explaining why no one has been prosecuted for the August 2012 deaths. The NPA, however, stated six police officers were currently facing trial.
One step closer for Scorpions 2.0 after Cabinet approves Bill to make ID permanent Cabinet has approved a Bill to establish the NPA's Investigating Directorate as a permanent body. This is about 10 months after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced this in response to the Zondo Commission's report. The Bill seeks to amend the National Prosecuting Authority Act.
Ramaphosa's praise for progress against state capture 'hollow', 'not backed up by action' - analyst This week marks two years since the commission heard its last testimony of damning state capture evidence. The NPA suffered another setback last week with the acquittal of former North West Hawks General Jan Mabula. In April the NPA failed to get a conviction against Gupta family associate Iqbal Sharma.
'There is that satisfaction you get after getting a conviction': Meet the NPA's Juliet Makgwatha Juliet Makgwatha is one of the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA) most formidable State advocates. She worked as a senior prosecutor in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Pretoria. She was the prosecutor in what was known as the Mooinooi case.
JUST IN | Zuma back from Russia and appears in court as Downer, Maughan case postponed to November Zuma instituted a private prosecution against News24 specialist journalist Karyn Maughan and NPA prosecutor Billy Downer. Three judges set aside his private prosecution, calling it an abuse of power. Zuma took the ruling on appeal.
Court dismisses NPA bid to appeal first state capture trial acquittals Free State High Court in Bloemfontein dismissed the State's bid to challenge the summary acquittals granted to all the accused in its first state capture trial. Acting Judge Nompumelelo Gusha dismissed the NPA's application to reserve "questions of law" in relation to her decision to grant Section 174 discharges.
JUST IN | 'No evidence of criminality': NPA will not prosecute Fikile Mbalula for 2016/17 Dubai trip Sedgars Sports funded the trip for Mbalula, who was sports minister at the time. A 2019 Public Protector report recommended that the NPA investigate whether the trip was funded with proceeds of money laundering, and that it prosecute any individuals involved in criminality.
Northern Pacific Airways cancels second-ever scheduled flight Northern Pacific Airways launched its first revenue flight between California and Las Vegas. Despite a successful outbound, the airline had to cancel the return due to a "minor maintenance issue" NPA was initially created to offer low fares between the US and Asia, but its plans have faced unexpected hurdles.
Philippine farmer killings revive dark memories of martial law Emelda Fausto and her husband, Roly, were killed on June 14 along with their children Ben, 14, and Ravin, 11. Police and military claim the New People's Army (NPA), an armed communist rebel group, killed the Faustos. Several relatives, including two of their surviving children, told Al Jazeera they believe the military is behind the killings.
‘If you don’t vote, you get the government you deserve’ – DA’s Glynnis Breytenbach on SA’s future DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach says South Africa’s justice system is in shambles. She says there is a great lack of resources and capacity. Last month, NPA boss Shamila Batohi said the tide against corruption is turning.
Donations to NPA were in kind, not in cash – justice dept Government stresses NPA funding is in-kind amid accusations it opened 'doors of justice for sale' This comes after the EFF said the authority compromised its independence by accepting donations.
All seven men accused of murdering Coka brothers on Mpumalanga farm acquitted The NPA is looking to appeal the court's decision to acquit the seven accused. Amos and Zenzele Coka were killed in April 2021. Some of the accused were farmers.
DA KZN says public lost confidence in NPA after ANC's Mabuyakhulu acquitted in R28.5-million case The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has accused the NPA of failure and ineptitude. This comes after Mike Mabuyakhulu and 15 others were acquitted in the case involving R28.5 million. The money was meant for the North Sea Jazz Festival that failed to take off in 2012. The state alleged that service providers were irregularly paid while politicians involved received kickbacks.
Lamola to meet Emirati authorities on Gupta extradition Justice Minister Ronald Lamola will meet with the Emirati authorities on the Gupta's extradition in June. He insists the extradition was not bungled and claims the NPA is making progress in the fight against corruption. Opposition MPs questioned why the bill to make the ID permanent has not been introduced yet.
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