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In 2005 he was appointed to head up the National Prosecuting Authority as the National Director of Public Prosecutions. On 24 September 2007 President Thabo Mbeki suspended Pikoli in terms of Section 12(6)(a) of the National Prosecution Act 32 of 1998, citing an "irretrievable break down in the working relationship between the Minister of ...
Most crimes go unreported and/or uninvestigated. The police have a poor record of solving serious crimes. According to Zambia Police crime statistics for the third quarter of 2019, the nationwide arrest rate from crimes averages 50%. Inadequate legislation and investigation results in the lack of prosecution or large numbers of acquittals.
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is the agency of the South African Government responsible for state prosecutions. Under Section 179 of the South African Constitution and the National Prosecuting Authority Act of 1998, which established the NPA in 1998, the NPA has the power to institute criminal proceedings on behalf of the state and to carry out any necessary functions incidental to ...
The Ministry of Justice is a ministry in Zambia. It is headed by the Minister of Justice. It is headed by the Minister of Justice. The Mission of the Ministry is to provide legal services, facilitate dispensation of justice and promote governance mechanisms in order to uphold good governance principles and practices in Zambia.
Sections 12(4) and 12(6) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act, 1998 are therefore unconstitutional insofar as they compromise the independence of the National Directors of Public Prosecution. In addition, Mxolisi Nxasana's departure from the office of National Director in exchange for a golden handshake was unconstitutional. Decision by
The Court ranks equivalently or at par the Supreme Court of Zambia. The judicial decision of the Constitutional Court of Zambia is final and non-appealable to the Supreme Court. Subject to Article 28, this Court does not hear bill of rights because the 2016 Referendum failed to gainer sufficient votes to amend the Bill of Rights.
The case comprised two conjoined applications against the National Director of Public Prosecutions, the director of the Scorpions, and other officials of the National Prosecuting Authority. The first application was brought by Thint, the South African subsidiary of arms company Thales , and the second was brought by former Deputy President ...
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) conceded the unconstitutionality, but argued that the age limits in sections 14(1)(b) and 14(3)(b) should be set at a uniform 18 rather than 16. The NPA justified this argument by reference to the legal definition of "child" as including all people under the age of 18, and to the fact that 18 was the age ...