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Hawks detective Warrant Officer Meshack Makhubo was charged after he had opened the now notorious Second Docket for defeating the ends of justice in the Senzo Meyiwa murder case. This is one of many malicious prosecutions brought against competent SAPS members in the past three decades.
Advocate Andrew Chauke, who has been recommended for suspension pending an inquiry into his fitness to hold office, has hit back at NPA head Shamila Batohi.
For more than a decade, Chauke’s conduct during an investigation into since convicted former Crime Intelligence head Richard Mdluli, as well as his handling of the “Cato Manor” police unit saga, has consumed the lives of those targeted.
The six men charged with the whistleblower’s murder, in August 2021, made another appearance in the Joburg High Court on Thursday, when their previous attorney, Shafique Sarlie, withdrew from the case.
While it must be acknowledged how difficult the task is that the NPA faces, nothing could be more important than the task ahead, because it is indeed the last stand for public accountability. The next few months are crucial for the NPA and for the country, writes the University of Western Cape's Dr Jean Redpath.