100 days later, where are the Nxasana terms of reference?
13 October 2014
Today marks the 100th day since President Jacob Zuma announced, on 05 July 2014, that he would launch a probe into the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), Mxolisi Nxasana, to ascertain whether or not he is a fit and proper person to be the head of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). And yet there are still no terms of reference for this crucial inquiry.
I will therefore be writing to President Zuma to challenge him to end this dithering and announce the terms of reference that will inform this probe.
This comes after reports earlier this year alleging that the procedure in appointing Nxasana may have indeed been flawed.
This is of grave concern given the long history of political interference and corruption at the NPA that has left our prosecuting authority and its legitimacy in tatters.