Days of Zondo: Jiba, Mrwebi and the spears directed at former prosecutions boss, Mxolisi Nxasana

Former president Jacob Zuma had warned Mxolisi Nxasana, that he may face some “spears” should he take up the post of the country’s National Director of Public Prosecutions.He told the State Capture Commission on Wednesday that efforts to oust him began as soon as he was appointed in 2013.

Nxasana was appointed in 2013 after two brief meetings, one with Zuma’s then legal adviser, Michael Hulley, and later, one with Zuma. He allegedly said Zuma had given him three names of potential candidates but upon speaking to some in the legal fraternity in Durban, Nxasana’s name had come up.I was shocked and surprised. I had chosen to become an attorney and never thought I could become a prosecutor.”

Hulley, who also attended this meeting, allegedly told Nxasana that this was no “job interview”. It was simply labelled “an interaction”. The meeting lasted roughly 30 minutes and Hulley allegedly told him the appointment would be announced in the coming days. Unbeknown to Nxasana, the “spears,” a campaign allegedly driven by Jiba and former NPA special director, Lawrence Mrwebi, had been activated weeks before he set foot in the office in October 2013.

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