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Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ms.
Mmamoloko Kubayi
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says it is important that all South Africans protect institutions that uphold the rule of law, especially the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).
Kubayi on Sunday opened a case of fraud, impersonation and defeating the ends of justice. This follows a weekend newspaper report that she, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni and President Cyril Ramaphosa were working with the NPA to have Deputy President Paul Mashatile prosecuted.
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has opened a case at Brooklyn Police Station in Pretoria this evening, Sunday, 30 March 2025, to investigate a fabricated WhatsApp conversation falsely linking her to prosecutorial decisions. The Minister reaffirms her commitment to protecting and… pic.twitter.com/3mrYmrV2Fx
— The DoJ & CD (@DOJCD_ZA) March 30, 2025
Speaking outside the Brooklyn Police Station, east of Pretoria, Kubayi says, “I’ve done this because it’s important to protect institutions that are of democracy, but also that are implementing our justice system. One of the critical institutions that must be protected is the NPA.”
“We have seen previously how the issues of state capture have compromised our institutions to the point where they’re also about to collapse. So we are one of those that have committed that we rebuild our institutions, but we allow them function without fear or favour, so that’s why it’s important for me to open this case because I cannot allow where in the public domain that these institutions are compromised to point where they can’t do their job.”
UPHOLDING THE INTEGRITY OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM: Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi explains her decision to open a case against false claims at Brooklyn Police Station earlier this evening. pic.twitter.com/9LnzcyyxQW
— The DoJ & CD (@DOJCD_ZA) March 30, 2025
-Reporting by Ofentse Sitimo and Tshepo Phagane.
