ANC asks lawyers to review NPA Act

ANC's 2009-to-do list: (item 1) Rip up the NPA Act. (item 2) Shred the Constitution. (item 3) Purge loyal supporters' list. (item 4) Make marital overtures to Grace Mugabe. (item 5) Electioneer, with fear and favour. [...] (item 6) Bus in more supporters to rallies. (item 7) Buy lozenges for JZ's strained vocal chords. [...] (item 1,929) Raise funds for JZ's legal bills.

"What is the problem with the Act? Or is it about how the NPA has conducted itself?" he asked."

No Sir: it is about how the ANC conducts itself!

As in Zimbabwe, will this never end, and when it does, as all things do, where will we be?

I think this will set a presedence that whenever the ruling party disagrees with the courts legislation is to be passed to change things to suit them, what;s different with Uncle Bob up North

ANC will stop at nothing to protect their own and in this case JZ. This is very much worrying as this will lead to elimination of persons who are seen to be counter revolutionaries.

The next move that the ANC is going to take with the suspect (JZ) will be:
1. Approach the Con Court and that will take time before the court could hear his case and go into the election with charges over JZ.
2. JZ will become memebr of parliament and become the President.
3. the ANC if it wins with majority (which I doubt) will then pass a legislation pereventing sitting President to be charged!
4. He will serve with the charges over him
5. Probaly by the end of his term, ANC would have made sure that they would have had someone in the NPA who will make sure the charges dissapear.
6. Zuma live happily there-after


I am very, very concerned citizen.

The only way to solve this problem is for Zuma to go to trial. If the ANC & Zuma continue their appeal to stall procedures against him, one would have to ask why? Zuma continually claim's not guilty, then why are both the ANC & Zuma trying to avoid a court case?Not withstanding the cost of all these appeal's.Zuma's credibility as a person never mind the next president of South Africa should be called into question together with that of the ANC.
You either believe in the countries judiciary system or you try to avoid it at all cost's, ( I hate to put a price on this one). Becauase an honest justice process will always (Or bearing in mind this is new South Africa).convict the guilty party. Are we, the pawns in this fiasco ever going to be given the opportunity to find out the truth about Zuma? I truly hope we are. Viva the truth.

"Mnyamezeli Booi said Monday's judgement, which reinstated fraud and corruption charges against presidential front-runner Zuma, raised questions about the powers of the NPA that had to be resolved." What is meant is that, as with Parliament's treatment of the 200 plus past and present MPs, including cabinet ministers, the law should be changed so that these ANC miscreants will no longer face investigation, criminal prosecuation nor recovery of debt unless the ANC specifically approves it. Mr Booi has a vested interest. The Courts can clearly look after their own affairs (so far as the Constitutions presently allows them)

If all appeals fail, just get rid of the prosecuting authority. What else was expected. Well, with the stepped-up election schedule, even if charges were re-leveled, as they inevitably would be (they were not only appealed extensively dragging things out, but prosecutorial procedural mistakes have been apparently ruled inconsequential - conceivably things could happen), and the apparent threat to dismantle NPA authority, one would also expect an outright immunity law for a sitting president to soon follow, no matter if crimes were committed. It seems the NPA is being pressed for a quick deal to ensure they don't go the way of the Scorpions, Judicial apointments, you name it.

'"It is not about the president. It is our duty as legislators to look at how the NPA Act is interpreted," he insisted.'

How do these people sleep at night? When they look back on their lives do they say, "I'm proud to say that I worked hard to weaken democracy and accountability in my country to support my party's narrow interests?"

I am generally very grateful of the ANC and the work and effort they have put into bringing us all in to the modern day South Africa.

However their recent behaviours of late have not been something to savour. The execution of personal and party agendas at the expense of governance of the country is not what we bargained for. As a loyal taxpayer and voter, it hurts. And what's worse is that the average citizen is getting more apathetic to the situation... this is not because we don't care anymore, I think we all just resigned ourselves to the fate that we just can't do anything about it.

Ofcourse we can vote. That is the right we have and ability for us to execute change. But if I look again, my President is the not same person I voted for in the last election??? On that note, if our President was "recalled" from office due to any statement made by the Honourable Chris Nicholson, and these comments (not judgements) have been over-ruled by the those of higher authority, aren't we the citizens, the voters and the employers of all those in Government owed some form of apology? I really do think this owed to us.

I'm generally not a negative individual. I am just extremely disappointed in those we have given the authority to act on our behalf.

I guess, it’s going to be once bitten, twice shy.

Exactly the same happened in Bob Mugabe's domain. He started off well as the head of a liberation movement and did all the right things that a head of democracy would be expected to do. Until greed set in. Then the number of piggies with their snouts in the trough became greater and greater and they all needed feeding, so he changed the laws, leant on the judiciary and when he at long last ran out of voters (and tax payers money)the rest of the world slowly started to take notice.

Welcome to the Banana Republic of ZA where the ANC is mimicking everything Bob did. The state of the Rand will always show the truth.

Alan, I'm afraid that they sleep very well at night.......that's the problem. There's so much wealth and prosperity at stake for the individual, they are falling over each other to win JZ's favour. It really IS worth demeaning oneself as a human being, as the riches are plenty....

I only hope karma is apparent on election day, and not in 20 yrs, when we are fatigued from begging for UN assistance. It will catch up with the ANC eventually; perhaps in 2009 if there is a God. If only enough people could wake and smell the coffee in time....

Some of you may see this move as a way of protecting President Zuma form what you tell. Because President Zuma as he said before, he is fighting his battles in the court of law and I think that is what it means his day in court. But on the NPA Act, I believe it needs to be reviewed in two sections, 1. To allow NPA to charge anyone without consulting either the Minister or the President because this will mean if the President or the Minister concerned will be implicated, the NPA may not have powers to prosecute him/her. 2. The NPA should before deciding to prosecute, invite individuals to make representation as this will be able to save the state lot of money by avoiding unnecessarily prosecutions, e.g. Cde. Ngwako Ramahlodi representation made the Scorpions to realize that they do not have case against him. Imagine if they charged him and realize in court that they do not have case how much will the state have wasted in the case? So this must be compulsory also to avoid inconsistence when treating individual cases. If you can look at this two points objectively you will realize that in fact the ANC is aware that it will be in charge in the next government but it does not to subject its President nor the Minister to influence who must be charged and who must not be charged am sure Jackie Selebi case will also focus your mind to understand what I am implying. If it was not with Adv. Pikoli’s arrogance against the orders given, Selebi will be remaining an uncharged man as we speak.
Let us stop reacting to the ANC actions because we favour other parties but analyze the objective behind the reviewal than individual case.
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