Position with a history

The first national director of public prosecutions was Bulelani Ngcuka, who resigned in 2004. His tenure was not without controversy. He was cleared by the Hefer commission following claims that he was an apartheid spy. He had a tiff with then public protector Lawrence Mushwana, who found against him for announcing that the National Prosecuting Authority had prima facie evidence against Jacob Zuma but would not prosecute him