Justice Minister Penuel Maduna has warned that prosecutors who report for work drunk will be fired. Speaking on the SABC programme Newsmakers last night, Mr Maduna said his department had received reports about prosecutors in Mdantsane, near East London, reporting for work "not sober". "I must warn those who come to work drunk that they will be sacked."
Maduna said the department would investigate why courts worked such short hours - an average of four-and-a-half hours per day - which could be due to lengthy investigations and postponements due to weak evidence. After meeting with Bulelani Ngcuka, national director of public prosecutions, he said: "We expect monthly reports from his office on how prosecutors are performing their tasks."
Maduna denied the Government was failing to pay prosecutors adequately. He said the department had budgetary constraints.
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