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The year 2023 is expected to be a year of increased activity for the Investigating Directorate as it builds on the sterling work it has done so far, writes Cyril Ramaphosa in his weekly newsletter.

The Special Tribunal and Investigating Directorate have made significant inroads in tackling corruption that has systematically weakened the state, damaged key institutions and eroded the country’s social fabric.

The Anti-Corruption Task Team recorded 35 court cases involving 180 accused between April and December.

Government is working on legislation to ensure the independence and security of tenure of the National Prosecuting Authority’s Investigating Directorate (ID).

Whether it's R2 000 grafted through a municipal extortion scheme or R2 billion stolen through state capture, the NPA is going to prosecute, writes advocate Rodney de Kock.

An independent report by research firm Intellidex makes it clear that South Africa is unlikely to avoid greylisting and the focus should now be on minimising the impact. Intellidex rates South Africa’s chances of being greylisted in February at 85%.

Drugs, corruption, police killings and human trafficking — the Hawks delve into progress made in 22,477 cases involving more than R1.5-trillion.

The Department of Justice and Correctional Services is looking at interventions to better protect whistleblowers.

Over the last four years, the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, commonly known as the Hawks, has arrested more than 12 000 people, resulting in more than 4 400 convictions.

In this series, Open Secrets profiles the prosecutors inside the National Prosecuting Authority who motivated questionable prosecutions and unduly delayed important cases. In this instalment, we focus on Andrew Chauke, the NPA’s head of public prosecutions in Johannesburg. In this series, Ope...