The new national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) will be determined from a list of six candidates, whittled down from 32 applications — and there are some newsmakers among them.The term of incumbent Shamila Batohi, who was South Africa’s first woman prosecutions boss, ends in January.An advisory panel, chaired by justice and constitutional development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, met on Tuesday to finalise the screening of nominated candidates.Listed alphabetically by surname, those who will go through to the interview stage are:Nicolette Astraid BellAdvocate Nicolette Astraid Bell is the director of public prosecutions in the Western Cape at the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).Her previous roles include:acting director of public prosecutions in the Western Cape;senior deputy director of public prosecutions and deputy director of public prosecutions in Cape Town;senior state advocate and state advocate at the Johannesburg office of the director of public prosecutions; as well aspublic prosecutor at the Krugersdorp magistrate’s court.Hermione CronjeAdvocate Hermione Cronje is presently a freelance international anti-corruption and asset recovery specialist, working on short-term contracts with international development institutions and South African non-governmental organisations.Her previous experience includes serving as:a consultant to the Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative (StAR);independent commissioner for the EU Anti-Corruption Initiative in Ukraine;strategic adviser to the GlobE Network;consultant to Open Secrets;researcher at the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit at the University of Cape Town; andinvestigating director at the NPA.She has also:practised as an advocate of the high court and member of the Cape Bar; andheld roles in the Asset Forfeiture Unit (AFU) as regional head, senior state advocate and junior state advocate.Earlier roles include:professional assistant to the NDPP at the NPA; andresearcher to the select committee on justice and constitutional development in parliament.Andrea JohnsonAdvocate Andrea Johnson is the investigating director at the NPA. Her previous positions include:senior deputy director of public prosecutions;prosecutor at the department of justice and constitutional development;junior state advocate at the NPA;senior state advocate;deputy director of public prosecutions at the Directorate of Special Operations;national co-ordinator for organised crime; andacting special director at the NPA.Xolisile…
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