Resetting and renewing Idac won’t solve SA’s corruption crisis
A new, reformed Investigating Directorate Against Corruption needs to be a fully independent, single-entity anti-corruption body — outside executive control and potentially under Chapter 9 — to effectively combat grand corruption and restore the rule of law.
According to prosecutors, a new, fully independent, single-entity anti-corruption body is needed to effectively combat grand corruption and restore the rule of law in South Africa. However, Andy Mothibi, head of the National Prosecuting Authority since February 2026, believes that simply "resetting and renewing" the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (Idac) is not the solution to the multiple organized crime and serious corruption challenges facing the country.
Mothibi argues that it is inappropriate for a single directorate within the NPA to handle these issues, and that Idac's creation in 2024, despite Constitutional Court rulings in the Glenister litigation, has not addressed the inherent defects in its composition.
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