According to media reports on Friday, Ramaphosa sent letters to the pair on Thursday informing them of his decision.

An inquiry chaired by retired Justice Yvonne Mokgoro heard damning evidence against the suspended state lawyers in February.  Earlier this month, having received the final report, Ramaphosa sent it to Jiba and Mrwebi, asking them to respond to the findings in a form of representations. 

It is not yet clear what their response was to Ramaphosa. Jiba's legal representative, Advocate Zola Majavu undertook to release a statement on Thursday.

In her report that has since been leaked, Mokgoro said the NPA Act makes it clear that interference with the work of the prosecutions authority is a crime.

She said Jiba and Mrwebi were not fit to hold office and recommended to Ramaphosa that he remove the pair as deputy national director of public prosecutions (NDPP) and special director of public prosecutions respectively. Their tenure at the NPA was characterised by failure to diligently exercise their duties, incompetence and lack of integrity while compromising the independence of the NPA, said Mokgoro. 

Both were found to have failed to comply with court processes.

African News Agency (ANA)