By Johnathan Paoli
Advocate Andy Mothibi, the current head of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU), has been appointed South Africa’s new National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) with effect from 1 February, the Presidency announced on Tuesday evening.
Mothibi replaces outgoing NDPP Advocate Shamila Batohi.
Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya said President Cyril Ramaphosa made the appointment in terms of section 179(1)(a) of the Constitution, read together with section 10 of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Act of 1998.
The appointment follows the conclusion of an open and transparent recruitment process overseen by an advisory panel established by the President, which ultimately found that none of the shortlisted candidates were suitable for the position.
Magwenya said that, given the central role of the NDPP in South Africa’s criminal justice system, Ramaphosa constituted the advisory panel to strengthen the credibility and integrity of the appointment process.
The panel was chaired by Justice
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