Mxolisi sandile oliver nxasana biography of william

National Director of Public Prosecutions in South Africa

Mxolisi Sandile Oliver Nxasana was the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) in South Africa, the head of the National Prosecuting Authority.

In August 2013 he was appointed NDPP by PresidentJacob Zuma effective from 1 October 2013.^[1][2] After a protracted enquiry into his fitness to hold office, Nxasana agreed to step down from his position as NDPP on 31 May 2015, effective from 1 June 2015.^[3]

Nxasana has a MA in Philosophy from the University of Durban-Westville, a B.Proc degree from the University of Zululand and completed his LLB qualification at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1995.

Prior to his appointment as NDPP, he was a practising attorney in KwaZulu-Natal.^[1][2]

Despite delays in being issued security clearance for the NDPP position, Nxasana maintained that he was fit for the office.^[5] His security clearance was e