Batohi to review decision to withdraw charges against Kodwa - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

Charges were dropped after the pair made representations this morning.

Former Sports Minister Zizi Kodwa’s legal woes may not be over just yet amid indications that the National Director of Public Prosecutions , Shamila Batohi plans to review the decision.The withdrawal of the charges against Kodwa do not signal an acquittal and this has been made clear in the statement of the NPA posted on social media platform “X”.It says the Directorate of Priority Crimes Investigation has written to Batohi requesting a review of the decision by the DPP.

Kodwa was accused of receiving bribes worth R1.7 million from Mackay in exchange for government tenders. Batohi, as the National Director of Public Prosecutions, can review the decision to withdraw the charges against Kodwa and Mackay in terms of Section 179 Subsection of the Constitution which grants her such powers. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies.

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