| Name | Mokotedi Mpshe |  |
| Surname | Mpshe | |
| First Names | Mokotedi Joseph | |
| Alternate Name | Cocky Mpshe | |
| Title | ||
| Country of Birth | South Africa |
| Positions | |||
| From | To | Organisation | Position |
| 2006 | National Directorate of Public Prosecutions | Acting National Director of Public Prosecutions | |
| 2002 | 2006 | National Directorate of Public Prosecutions | Director of Public Prosecutions - Transvaal |
| 2001 | 2003 | Chairman - Black Lawyers Association | |
| 1998 | 2002 | National Directorate of Public Prosecutions | Director of Public Prosecutions - Kwa Zulu Natal |
| 1996 | 1998 | Chief Leader - Truth & Reconciliation Committee | |
| 1992 | 1998 | Practising Lawyer - based in Pretoria | |
| 1990 | 1994 | Vista University - now incorporated within University of South Africa | Senior Lecturer |
| 1989 | 1990 | Lecturer - North Transvaal Technikon (defunct) | |
| 1978 | 1989 | National Directorate of Public Prosecutions | Prosecutor |
| Date of Birth | 1 Dec 1948 |
| Political Affiliation | |
| cmokolodnpa@gov.za | |
| Telephone | +27 012 401-9000 |
| Address | Pvt Bag X306, Pretoria, 0001 |
| Notes | Vusi Pikoli’s acting replacement, Mokotedi (Cocky) Mpshe, is an advocate by training whose career has been troubled by controversy -- including charges of misconduct brought by the Pretoria Bar Council. In 1999 Mpshe was found guilty on four charges of misconduct and it was recommended that he be struck from the roll of advocates. He appealed and a 15-member Bar Council over-turned the verdict in respect of three charges. He admitted guilt on one charge -- of failing on four occasions to appear in court to represent clients in 1996. The other charges related to his buying a Mercedes-Benz from a murderer he represented in 1992. Mpshe began his legal career in 1978 as a prosecutor in the Bophuthatswana homeland, where he later served as a magistrate. From 1989 to 1994 he lectured in law at the Northern Transvaal Technikon in Soshanguve and at Vista University in Mamelodi. He was admitted to the Pretoria Bar in 1992 and received senior counsel status 10 years later. Between 1996 and 1998 Mpshe was chief leader of evidence for the truth commission in Gauteng and handled high-profile cases, including the amnesty application of Chris Hani’s murderers. In 1998 he was appointed director of public prosecutions for KwaZulu-Natal, where he was credited with having turned around the province’s prosecuting services. His work there caught the eye of President Thabo Mbeki. However, he was perceived as being close to the ANC, and the IFP criticised his appointment as “political”. In 2002 he was appointed director of public prosecutions for the Transvaal provincial division. He moved to the NPA in April last year, where he was appointed deputy national director with national prosecutions services as portfolio. -- Adriaan Basson [ Retrieved on 17 MAR 2008 - http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=320434&area=/insight/insight__national/ ] For biographies & opinion on Mpshe, see the following links: http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=320434&area=/insight/insight__national/ http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=3239 http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/1998/98b30_prosec9811474.htm [ Retrieved on 17 MAR 2008 ] |
| Record last updated on 17 MAR 2008 |