It has been five years since Advocate Shamila Batohi was appointed National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP).

South Africans want to see the masterminds of state capture in orange overalls and the NDPP is central to achieving this, but Batohi is running out of time, as is the country.

Batohi says she’s “not hiding away as a national director from very critical and honest assessments of where we are in dealing with state capture”.

Critics, however, say the NDPP’s state capture failures represent a deeper crisis. Batohi’s former deputy, Hermione Cronje, could no longer stay silent on this matter.

Her concern is shared by amaBhungane, who believe that we have to fix state accountability systems if we are to get off the path towards a failed state.

With this in mind, we sat down with Cronje and others who watch and worry over the NPA; we sourced some candid footage from internal NPA meetings; and we confronted Batohi with some hard questions.

The NPA needs skills and resources, but does it also need new leadership? Join us as we take a deep dive into these urgent issues.