Hermione Cronje

Hermione Theresa Cronje is a South African prosecutor. Cronje was the head of the Investigating Directorate (ID) in the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions.[1][2] Cronje previously worked in the National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit and was involved in the creation of the Anti-Corruption Task Team.[3]

Early life

Cronje moved around a lot during her youth, including to places such as Atlantis, Elsies River and Athlone.[4] She was named after her grandmother, Hermione.[4]

Education

Cronje holds a Master of Public Administration degree from the Kennedy School of Government in 2010; she also has a BA and LLB from the University of Cape Town.[5]

Career

Cronje worked from 1998 to 2012 in the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).[2] She was first an assistant to the National Director of Public Prosecutions, and later became a member of the Asset Forfeiture Unit and its Regional Head in the Western Cape.[2] In 2012, she helped to establish the interdepartmental Anti-Corruption Task Team.[2]

In 2012, she left the NPA for the Stolen Assets Recovery Initiative, a programme under the World Bank and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.[6]

In May 2019 she was appointed head of the Investigating Directorate in the Office of the National Director of Public Prosecutions.[1] Her appointment was praised by Corruption Watch (South Africa).[7][3]

In early December 2021 she resigned from her position as head of the ID. Her decision to leave reportedly stemmed from frustration at a skills shortage within the NPA that prevented the organisation from adequately pursuing various cases of state capture.[8]

References
  1. "Hermione Cronje to head state capture investigations at NPA". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. Bateman, Barry. "Hermione Cronje to head up Investigative Directorate within NDPP". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. "NPA unit head Hermione Cronje to lead state capture probes | IOL News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. "Hermione and her magic wand". news24. 26 May 2019.
  5. "Adv Hermione Theresa Cronje appointed as Head of NDPP Investigating Directorate - POLITICS | Politicsweb". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  6. "Ramaphosa appoints Hermione Cronje as NDPP investigating directorate head | IOL News". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. "Corruption Watch pleased with Cronje's appointment at NPA". SABC News. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  8. Gules, Nicki (12 December 2021). "Hermione Cronje quit NPA over 'skills catastrophe'". Times LIVE. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
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