The Roodepoort Regional Court has sentenced a former prosecutor to an effective seven-year direct imprisonment for soliciting a bribes in exchange for jobs.
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- Former NPA prosecutor Siphokazi Magangana has been sentenced to seven years’ direct imprisonment for corruption and money laundering.
- She solicited R10 000 bribes from two people in exchange for securing them prosecutor positions.
- The Roodepoort Regional Court sentenced her to seven years for each corruption charge and three years for each money laundering charge, running concurrently.
The Roodepoort Regional Court has sentenced a former prosecutor to an effective seven-year direct imprisonment for soliciting bribes in exchange for jobs.
Siphokazi Magangana, 53, who was attached to the Johannesburg cluster of the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), was convicted after she entered into a plea and sentence agreement under Section 105A of the Criminal Procedure Act.
According to the NPA, Magangana pleaded guilty to charges of corruption and money laundering arising from incidents that occurred in August 2022 while she was employed as a prosecutor.
The court heard that on 13 August 2022, Magangana approached a complainant at Clearwater Mall in Roodepoort and offered to assist her in securing an appointment as a public prosecutor in exchange for R10 000.
Three days later, she also approached another complainant in Johannesburg and offered to assist him in securing an appointment as an aspirant prosecutor in return for the same amount.
“Both complainants deposited the requested amounts into a bank account belonging to a third party at Magangana’s instruction,” said NPA spokesperson Magaboke Mohlatlole.
“The accused admitted that she intentionally used another person’s account to conceal the unlawful proceeds and acknowledged that her conduct constituted both corruption and money laundering.”
Magangana was subsequently arrested by the Organised Crime Unit following a complaint that was lodged.
Mohlatlole said senior state advocate Faghre Mohamed reached an agreement with the defence on sentencing.
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Magangana was subsequently sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for each of the two corruption charges and three years’ imprisonment for each of the two money laundering charges.
The sentences were ordered to run concurrently, resulting in an effective term of seven years’ direct imprisonment.
As part of the plea agreement, all charges against the third party were withdrawn.
Magangana, who joined the NPA in 2020, has since resigned from her position and has been in custody since her arrest.
Mohlatlole said corruption within the criminal justice system undermines the rule of law and erodes public confidence in the integrity of state institutions.
“The NPA remains committed to ensuring accountabilities for all officials who abuse positions of trust for personal benefit,” he said.
