Work Is Being Done To Restore The Image Of The Npa: Batohi

The National Director of Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, says a lot of work is being done to restore the image of the NPA. Batohi was speaking during the Aspirant Prosecutor Programmes graduation ceremony in Pretoria on Monday.

The institution has faced criticism over its inability to secure convictions for some of the major high profile corruption cases.

Over 300 prosecutors from the 2023 intake completed their training programme. The graduation of these prosecutors comes at a crucial time when public confidence in the justice system is low.

"I am proud of myself. This means a lot to me and we, as the prosecutors, are the ones that can restore public confidence in the criminal justice system. We have been instilled with a courage to uphold the rule of law and serve without fear," a prosecutor said.

"I believe in myself that I can be put in court, and I can argue a case. I can strategise, I can think with chronology. I can know when to apply certain logic, and this was through the investment that the NPA has made to us," another prosecutor explains.