Cosatu urges government to boost NPA funding after third Steinhoff conviction
African News Agency | 18.01.2026 14:45
Cosatu has called for better funding of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the judiciary in the pending 2026/27 budget to address the massive backlog of serious commercial crimes. This follows the conviction of former Steinhoff At Work executive Iwan Peter Schelbert, who was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment for his role in a R376 million fraud case.