Makhosini Nkosi Quotations

We reiterate that the NPA (National Prosecuting Authority) did its utmost to act within the law and in good faith at all times in obtaining the warrants, and conducting the searches.

No decision has been taken yet on the matter. It is a high-profile matter which dictates that it be given special attention but not necessarily preferential treatment.

Having considered all the statements and the evidence, the NPA has decided not to prosecute in this matter, as there is no reasonable prospect of a successful prosecution.

We do not comment on matters with regard to witness protection.

The presence of this profile suggested that Mamba had access to police files and information and may also explain why the farm was deserted when the police came to search it.

We are investigating some of these cases, we are investigating cases that are complicated and seem to be part of a syndicate.

We remain committed, able and willing to offer our witnesses the highest levels of safety and security, which has seen none of them assassinated, injured or intimidated in the past five years.

We are ready in the Eastern Cape to make arrests within a week. We have conducted our investigation to a point where we are ready to effect arrests, it is just a question of logistics, like obtaining arrest warrants.

We see this morning's agreement as a win-win situation,

What happened today is that we got a court order effectively empowering us to confiscate the assets.

As the NPA we are very pleased with this as it offers us what we wanted all the time - which is enough time to prepare for this case,

Any judge can hear this matter. We just want justice for the victim.

For example, it doesn't serve a purpose to hold to court a 105-year-old man.

Food with Chinese printing on the packaging, newspapers printed in Chinese and Chinese-manufactured clothing were found in the house. Police concluded that the inhabitants of the house were mainly Chinese.

The NPA will consider the president's remarks and take such action as may be necessary.

The NPA is opposed to a parallel investigation on this or any other matter.

The investigation was also conducted in consultation with the complainant and the relevant witnesses.

In as far as the evidence at our disposal is concerned, we already have enough to make out a case.

However, no-one was found on the farm. A number of personal items were found in the house, which made the police conclude that the inhabitants of the house had vacated it hastily.

Headlines like the ones we have seen in the past two days, undermine the confidence of our witnesses in our ability to protect them. They also bring our witnesses in harm's way.