Question NW682 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
24 March 2023 - NW682
Msimang, Prof CT to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
Whether, following reports that one of the biggest challenges facing the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) was securing R1,7 billion in funding for state capture-related crimes and that his department has reportedly finalised protocols governing donations to the NPA and that they were being implemented, especially towards funding state capture crimes, he will furnish Prof C T Msimang with the relevant details on the total amount his department and the NPA have raised for crimes related to state capture; (2) whether NPA and his department have any list of red flags of donations and protocols that are being violated; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?
Reply:
1. It has been estimated that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) will require around R1,7 billion of funding to be able to respond to the State Capture cases, and develop the required capacity needed to address the growing complexity of challenges facing the NPA. National Treasury allocated a total of R1.3 billion over the MTEF period towards the capacitation of the NPA to deal with State Capture and complex corruption as well as related matters. A total of R28,5 million support of donations in kind were raised from non-profits and business which were also used for capacitation project in the NPA.
2. The NPA included, in the Memorandum of Understanding with Business Leadership South Africa (BLSA), a pre-condition for vetting of resources offered from all private sector partners. Where BLSA is aware of potential conflict with the donor, such donors are not referred to the NPA. We can confirm that through this partnership and the NPA vetting process, no donor was red flagged and no protocols on donations were violated.
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