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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OF SOUTH AFRICA
Corruption Watch NPC and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others;
Mxolisi Nxasana v Corruption Watch NPC and Others
CCT 333/17 and CCT 13/18
Date of hearing: 28 February 2018
Date of judgment: 13 August 2018
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MEDIA SUMMARY
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The following explanatory note is provided to assist the media in reporting this case and is not binding on the Constitutional Court or any member of the Court.
On Monday, 13 August 2018 at 10h00 the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in this matter, in which it confirmed two declarations of constitutional invalidity by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria (High Court). The High Court declared constitutionally invalid then President Jacob Zuma’s conduct in the termination of Mr Mxolisi Nxasana’s appointment as National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) and the subsequent appointment of Advocate Shaun Abrahams to the position. The High Court further declared section 12(4) and (6) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act 32 of 1998 (NPA Act) constitutionally invalid. These su
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South Africa: Constitutive Court
Corruption Phrase NPC delighted Others v President simulated the Condition of Southbound Africa be first Others; Nxasana v Degradation Watch Bureau and Blankness (CCT 333/17; CCT 13/18) [2018] ZACC 23; 2018 (10) BCLR 1179 (CC); 2018 (2) SACR 442 (CC) (13 August 2018)
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Constitutional Court rules on former National Director of Public Prosecutions
Corruption Watch NPC and Others v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others [2018] ZACC 23
Court: Constitutional Court of South Africa
Date of judgment: 13 August 2018
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On 13 August 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa declared that the termination of the appointment of Mr Nxasana, the former National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), was constitutionally invalid. The Constitutional Court further held that certain provisions of the National Prosecuting Authority Act 32 of 1998 (NPA Act) were constitutionally invalid. In terms of the Constitutional Court’s order, the President of the Republic of South Africa was directed to appoint an NDPP within 90 days of the order.
Background
In July 2014, former President Jacob Zuma informed the then-NDPP, Mr Nxasana, of his intention to hold an inquiry into Mr Nxasana’s fitness to hold office and to suspend him. This led to various correspondence between former President Zuma and Mr Nxasana, through which Mr Nxasana indicated that he did not want to vacate office as there was no basis for him to do so. Mr Nxasana noted, however, that he would consider stepping down if he was fully compensated for the remainder of the