NPA Strategic Plan 2013 - 2018 - National Prosecuting Authority

This Strategy is aligned to Outcome 3 of the Government Priorities, which seeks to ensure
that all people in South Africa are and feel safe. In conducting prosecutions, the NPA plays a
critical role towards achieving the outcome. The 2012 Government Midterm Review report
states that in addition to crime in general, one of the key challenges for government is
corruption. Corruption is increasingly damaging government’s ability and determination to
deliver on its mandate.
Furthermore, as recommended by the National Planning Commission (NPC) 1 based on the
findings of the NPC Diagnostic Report (June 2011), the NPA facilitated a National
Stakeholders Workshop (on 14 November 2012) in order to align the strategic plans of the
JCPS cluster departments and the 7-Point Plan. During the workshop discussions focused
on the challenges and bottlenecks which impact on performance and service delivery, such
as delays within the system. It included the identification of interventions to address these
challenges and bottlenecks, and an approach to monitor identified interventions jointly.
These interventions will be refined and action plans will be developed to facilitate and
coordinate the implementation of the identified resolutions.
The NPA has adopted a zero tolerance approach to corruption in respect of its employees
and closely monitors the prosecution of corruption cases, particularly in respect of JCPS
officials in line with government priorities. The organisation will continue to be active on the
interdepartmental structures established to address corruption. Even though the targets in
respect to convicting persons in relation to corruption exceeding R5m have not been met,
noteworthy progress has been made in the identification of potential cases and the
development of investigation and prosecution strategies to deal with these cases in the short
to medium term. However, there has been a huge improvement (269%) in the number of
JCPS officials convicted of corruption, which increased from 29 in 2010/11 to 107 during
2011/12.
The organisation is committed to transforming itself to meet the needs of society by
contributing to the effectiveness of the CJS. The NPA structure has been re-aligned to
improve service delivery in identified areas through specialist units and an integrated
prosecution service. The alignment was necessitated by an analysis of the performance of
the organisation and the links to the structure. These changes will ensure that the provision
of these services is efficient and that the accountability level is enhanced.
1 Cited in National Development Plan Vision for 2030, November 2011:350
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