It's Topical | Batohi's legacy NDPP: Who will the President pick?

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Published Dec 14, 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa established a panel for the selection of the next National Director of Public Prosecutions.

The aim was to identify the next NDPP through an open and transparent process that reflects the importance of this vital position in our democracy.
The NDPP must ensure that the National Prosecuting Authority exercises its functions without fear, favour or prejudice and should not be beholden to any vested interests, whether in politics, in business or elsewhere.
Part of the presidency's statement when announcing the panel.
The President has mandated the panel to call for nominations through an open and transparent manner, conduct shortlisting, interviews, ensure vetting of suitable candidates, and submit the names of three suitable candidates with a detailed report on the suitability of the individuals to the President for consideration.
But not everyone's happy about the shortlist of candidates for the top job.

To help us unpack this issue, we are joined by the Executive Secretary of the Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution - Lawson Naidoo, and the Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, Dr Llewellyn Curlewis.

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