Jiba must go
01 September 2014
The DA urges Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Michael Masutha, to make the necessary recommendations to remove the sitting Deputy National Director of Public Prosecutions (DNDPP), Nomgcobo Jiba, from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) once and for all.
This comes after a scathing judgment handed down by the Supreme Court of Appeal last week on the matter of the Zuma versus DA relating to the "spy tapes" that stated her "conduct is not worthy of the office of the NDPP".
In addition, the Supreme Court of Appeal found that Jiba failed to provide any meaningful affidavits or testimony and neglected to mention any relevant facts regarding this court application. She also failed to produce "documents and other materials within its possession, particularly in the face of an order of this court".
Jiba has enjoyed a chequered career in the NPA, and has only herself to blame. From being a career prosecutor with a fairly solid reputation, she has chosen to throw it all away in pursuit of quick and easy promotion and access to power in exchange for political favours for a corrupt President. In so doing she has not only destroyed her own credibility, but has helped to destroy one of the crucial institutions of our democracy.