Overview
- The Pretoria High Court application by B Xulu and Partners asks for an interim order barring any further steps toward appointing the NDPP based on the advisory panel’s recommendation.
- The filing seeks disclosure of the full advisory panel record within 15 days to enable a review aimed at setting aside the recommendation.
- Respondents were directed to indicate opposition by 17:00 on Wednesday, 31 December 2025, with a hearing scheduled for January 2026.
- Barnabas Xulu alleges procedural bias centered on candidate and former Investigating Directorate head Hermione Cronje, who denies wrongdoing and questions his neutrality.
- The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development says the president is still considering the panel’s report, as the NPA faces a leadership transition with Shamila Batohi retiring in January 2026.