ISS TODAY: OP-ED: Bold criminal justice reforms are needed to uncapture SA

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ISS TODAY: OP-ED: Bold criminal justice reforms are needed to uncapture SA By Gareth Newham for ISS Today

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Testimony before various commissions of inquiry has provided South Africans with a sense of the massive scale of corrupt practices that occurred in government and the private sector under Jacob Zuma’s presidency. However, few are aware of the cost that theFrom when State Capture was well under way in 2011/12 and at the end of 2017/18, the murder rate has soared by 19%, resulting in an additional 4,782 deaths than was the case six years earlier.

Similarly, Lieutenant-General Berning Ntlemeza caused massive damage to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation , and former National Directors of Public Prosecutions advocates Menzi Simelane, Nomgcobo Jiba and Shaun Abrahams played no small part in the deterioration of the performance of and public trust in the National Prosecuting Authority .

Zuma exploited these flaws to appoint compromised people to powerful positions, arguably motivated by maintaining control of the African National Congress and protecting his loyalist cabal enriching itself at the expense of South Africans. We also recommended that government produce an annual report detailing progress in the investigation and prosecution of all corruption cases, with an update on all major cases. South Africans can then assess the response by criminal justice agencies to. Agencies should also report on the progress of investigations into allegations and disciplinary matters against senior managers.

We must continue to strengthen legislative mechanisms to ensure the best possible candidates are considered for appointment to the most important criminal justice roles. This should include a vetting process to ensure unsuitable candidates don’t even make the short list presented to the president. The anti-corruption investigation and prosecution capacities of criminal justice agencies should be strengthened, and a review should be conducted of the SAPS crime intelligence division to enhance its performance, transparency and accountability.

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