Acting NPA head Ramaite fumbles and falters during NDPP interview
14 November 2018
Acting National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) Silas Ramaite has faced a tough morning of questions, trying to distance himself from previous problems and shortcomings at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in recent years.
Ramaite was the first candidate to be interviewed by a panel tasked with recommending prospective candidates to President Cyril Ramaphosa before he appoints a new NDPP.
Ramaite was appointed acting head of the NPA in August, following the removal of Shaun Abrahams. The Constitutional Court found that Abrahams's appointment was unconstitutional and invalid.
Ramaite faced several tough questions about his links to previous NPA leaders and what he did during the authority's troubled recent past.