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President Zuma appoints new National Director of Public Prosecutions
President Jacob Zuma has appointed the Deputy National Director for Public Prosecutions, Advocate Menzi Simelane, as the National Director for Public Prosecutions with effect from the 1st of December 2009, in terms of Section 10 of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) act 32 of 1998.
Advocate Simelane will take over from Acting National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Mokotedi Mpshe.
Advocate Mpshe will return to his position of Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions. President Zuma thanked Advocate Mpshe for his leadership of the NPA during a challenging time of transition in the leadership of the institution.
"Adv. Simelane's experience as the administrative head of the Justice and Constitutional Affairs Department and in the legal fraternity provides him with the necessary skills and capacity to perform his functions efficiently and effectively", said President Zuma.
"The National Prosecuting Authority is a critical arm of the criminal justice system and a key instrument in the broader fight against crime and the implementation of justice. Its independence and vigour in the pursuit of justice must at all times remain unquestionable. We have confidence that Adv Sim
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Menzi Simelane
South African advocate
Menzi Simelane is a South African advocate. He was appointed by Jacob Zuma as director of the South African National Prosecuting Authority in December 2009.[1] His predecessor was Vusi Pikoli.
Biography
[edit]Simelane was born in 1970. He studied at the University of Natal and became an advocate of the High Court in 1996. He was appointed commissioner of the Competition Commission in 1999.
Appointment controversies
[edit]Menzi Simelane's appointment has been controversial. Before his appointment, Frene Ginwala led an inquiry into Vusi Pikoli's fitness for office. During her report she strongly criticised Menzi Simelane.[2] The Democratic Alliance opposition party filed a lawsuit in opposition to his appointment.[3] Archbishop Desmond Tutu described the appointment as an "aberration".[4]
Simelane has challenged this criticism, arguing that it is driven by people who are hostile towards Black Economic Empowerment.[5]
Justice MinisterJeff Radebe has defended him,[5] as well as the ANC chief whip, Moloto Mathopa.[6]
The Constitutional Court of South Africa, in October 2012, found that his appointment was invalid in the matter of Democratic Alliance v Pres