Case In Point | Are prosecutors at risk and when municipalities fail?

Does the Joe Sibanyoni case expose dangers facing prosecutors and what can communities do when municipalities fail?
The National Prosecuting Authority has laid a complaint against the Kwaggafontein magistrate in the Joe Sibanyoni extortion and money-laundering matter. Last week, Magistrate Tuletu Tonjeni struck the case against North West businessman, Sibanyoni and three others off the court roll because prosecutor, Mkhuseli Ntaba was a no-show. She held him in contempt of court, and issued a warrant for his arrest. The NPA suspended him in response.

South Africans are tired of living in municipalities that just don’t deliver. From water and power cuts to potholed, darkened streets and clogged stormwater drains, to uncollected refuse, citizens have had enough. Yolisa Njamela looked into why residents and civil society groups have now turned to the courts to hold their municipal officials to account.

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