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    • The appointment and dismissal of the NDPP: Instability since 1998 

      Africa Criminal Justice Reform (Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)
      The position of National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) has emerged since 1998 as one of the most unstable positions in government. This can to a large degree t be ascribed to how appointments and dismissals are ...
    • Expungement of a criminal record Crimes committed by a child 

      Africa Criminal Justice Reform (Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)
      Expungement removes the criminal record of your conviction from the Criminal Record Centre of the South African Police Service (SAPS). This allows a person to carry on with life without a criminal record being an obstruction ...
    • Expungement of a criminal record May 2018 Crimes committed by an adult 

      Africa Criminal Justice Reform (2018)
      Expungement removes the criminal record of your conviction from the Criminal Record Centre of the South African Police Service (SAPS).This allows a person to carry on with life without a criminal record being an obstruction ...
    • Failing to discipline in SAPS - Fostering a culture of impunity 

      Africa Criminal Justice Reform (Dullah Omar Institute, 2019)
      It is with unfortunate regularity that we read reports in the media about corrupt South African Police Service (SAPS) officials and officials implicated in other crimes, including human rights violations. Indicative of ...
    • Indefinite imprisonment in South Africa: The difference between life and indefinite imprisonment 

      Africa Criminal Justice Reform (Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)
      In May 2018, Pieter Van Tonder was sentenced to indefinite imprisonment in the Cape High Court. Van Tonder brutally assaulted and murdered the 16-month old baby of his ex-girlfriend. This case happened shortly after the ...
    • National Prosecuting Authority Performance 

      Africa Criminal Justice Reform (Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)
      The National Prosecuting Authority of South Africa (NPA) was created by legislation which came into effect in August 1998, and became a stand-alone entity in 2002/3, whereas previously it was more closely embedded in the ...
    • The right to a fair trial and being hearing impaired 

      Africa Criminal Justice Reform (Dullah Omar Institute, 2018)
      The Cape High Court recently (27 August 2018) overturned on appeal the conviction and sentence of a 62-year old man convicted in the Wynberg Regional Court of murder because the trial court failed to protect his right to ...
    • Understanding Oscar’s sentence: Sentencing under Section 276(1)(i) of the Criminal Procedure Act 

      Africa Criminal Justice Reform (Dullah Omar Institute, 2015)
      The recent announcement of the imminent, and subsequently suspended, release on correctional supervision of Oscar Pistorius has attracted significant media attention. For many his possible release is confusing as he was ...