PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has accepted the resignation of the North West Director of Public Prosecutions, advocate Moipone Noko.
Noko officially tendered her resignation in February.
Noko’s resignation comes as the state heads to trial with the corruption case against Durban businessman Toshan Panday and several members of his immediate family and former police top brass in KwaZulu Natal over rigged logistics contracts worth R47 million in the run-up to the 2010 soccer world cup.
Last year in November, National Director of Public Prosecutions Adv Shamila Batohi, supported by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola, requested president Ramaphosa to institute an inquiry into Noko’s fitness to hold office and to suspend her pending the outcome of the inquiry.
“Having considered this request, the President agreed that an inquiry be held,” said presidential spokesperson, Tyrone Seale, in a statement.
“In a communication dated 9 February 2021 and channelled through
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