President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Advocate Andrea Johnson as the new head of the National Prosecuting Authority’s (NPA) Investigating Directorate (ID). Johnson’s first day at the office is Tuesday, 1 March 2022 and takes over from Advocate Hermione Cronje, whose resignation was announced in December. Johnson is no small fish, she once vied to become the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), but that post went to Advocate Shamila Batohi, who is still at the helm. She is currently Batohi’s deputy and has played a critical role in securing prosecutions in some of the country’s bi…