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South Africa: What Lies Behind the Decline in Commercial Crime Prosecutions

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By Marecia Damons 
| AllAfrica
New research says delays, withdrawals and poor case management are to blame for the poor performance by specialised commercial crime courts South Africa's Specialised Commercial Crime Courts have grown from two courts with 20 prosecutors in 1999 to 22 courts with about 300 prosecutors today -- yet convictions have fallen sharply.
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New research challenges official narrative on commercial crime prosecution decline

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By Marecia Damons 
| Daily Maverick
GROUNDUP The research says delays, withdrawals and poor case management are to blame for the poor performance by specialised commercial crime courts. New research by the University of Cape Town has found that withdrawals, repeated postponements and poor case management are major factors behind declining commercial crime prosecutions in South Africa’s Specialised Commercial Crime Courts.
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What lies behind the decline in commercial crime prosecutions

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By Marecia Damons 
| GroundUp
New research by the University of Cape Town has found that withdrawals, repeated postponements and poor case management are major factors behind declining commercial crime prosecutions in South Africa’s specialised commercial crime courts. Illustration: Lisa Nelson South Africa’s Specialised Commercial Crime Courts have grown from two courts with 20 prosecutors in 1999 to 22 courts with about 300 prosecutors today — yet convictions have fallen sharply.
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