the president appoints the national director of public prosecutions.
the president appoints the national director of public prosecutions.
who appoints the national director of public prosecutions?
president
on a national level, the npa is headed by the national director of public prosecutions (ndpp). the ndpp is appointed by the president of south africa for a term of 10 years.









































the ndpp is supported by a chief executive officer, a position which was filled by marion sparg from 2000 to 2007, and by four deputy national directors. every seat of the high court of south africa is served by a director of public prosecutions (dpp), who acts as the prosecution authority for such court's jurisdictional area. further support comes from special directors and investigating directors.









































section::::business units.
national prosecuting authority
geldenhuys v national director of public prosecutions









































geldenhuys v national director of public prosecutions and others is a decision of the constitutional court of south africa which struck down as unconstitutional a law which set the age of consent at 19 for homosexual sex but only 16 for heterosexual sex.









































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section 14(1) of the sexual offences act, 1957, as amended in 1969 and 1988, read as follows:









































(1) any male person who—









































shall be guilty of an offence.
geldenhuys v national director of public prosecutions