Patience Makwele
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) Shadow Minister of Home Affairs, Safety and Security Imms Nashinge has questioned the legality of a reported two-month extension of outgoing Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Director-General Paulus Noa’s tenure, describing it as a potential case of executive overreach.
Nashinge says Parliament unanimously approved Bryan Eiseb as the new ACC Director-General on 10 July 2026, while also approving a one-year statutory extension for deputy director general Erna van der Merwe to ensure continuity during the leadership transition.
He claims Noa was subsequently granted an additional two months in office during Parliament’s recess, allegedly because his retirement process had not yet commenced.
Nashinge argues that the Constitution and Anti-Corruption Act require parliamentary involvement in the appointment or extension of the ACC Director-General’s tenure and warned that decisions taken by the commission during an allegedly unauthorised extension could potentially face legal challenges.
“There appears to be no legal or operational justification for having three individuals occupying the commission’s top leadership structure during the transition period,” Nashinge said.
He has called on the Presidency to explain the legal mechanism and constitutional basis used to extend Noa’s tenure.
