Pretoria – Sonja Josiah Ntuli has been appointed as Director of Public Prosecutions in Mpumalanga.
Announcing the appointment on Thursday, 5 March 2026, the Presidency said in a statement that: “President Cyril Ramaphosa has, in terms of section 13(1)9c) of the National Prosecuting Authority Act, and after consultation set out in the legislation, appointed Mr Sonja Josiah Ntuli as Director of Public Prosecutions in Mpumalanga”.
Ntuli is a lawyer with 29 years of experience in the legal field as an attorney and prosecutor.
Ntuli has 21 years of service in various capacities within the National Prosecuting Authority, from district court prosecutor to Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions.
Ntuli has been the Acting Director of Public Prosecutions in Mpumalanga for close to three years.
“President Ramaphosa wishes Mr. Ntuli well in his role of entrenching the rule of law in the province and bringing to book persons or entities that violate the law,” said Vincent Magwenya, spokesperson to the President.
