Hon House Chair, there can be no doubt that the President of the Republic of South Africa lawfully and in accordance with due process, exercised the authority granted to him in terms of the National Prosecutions Authority Act, when he suspended Advocate Jiba and Mrwebi from their positions in the National Prosecuting Authority, NPA, pending an inquiry into their fitness to hold such office.
In the subsequent inquiry, chaired by Justice Yvonne Mokgoro, it was found that once considering the totality of evidence before the committee, that advocate Jiba and Mrwebi, were not fit and proper persons to hold their respective offices and further that they be removed from office.
Audi alteram partem was afforded to these two Advocates post inquiry and after such representations into consideration; the Advocates were both dismissed from