Johannesburg - National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head Shaun Abrahams has reportedly decided to reconsider the NPA’s initial decision not to prosecute Duduzane Zuma on culpable homicide charges, Afriforum said on Sunday.

Abrahams’s decision to review the case comes after head of AfriForum’s Private Prosecuting Unit Gerrie Nel sent a letter, on behalf of the Dube family, to the NPA at the end of last year to obtain a nolle prosequi certificate, which would have made it possible for AfriForum to privately prosecute former president Jacob Zuma's son.

AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel said Abrahams' decision was not only a victory for the Dube family, Nel and AfriForum, but for everyone in the country who had had it with Zuma, his family and friends evading prosecution as a result of protection offered by the NPA.

“AfriForum cornered Abrahams, because if he again decides not to prosecute Duduzane, he knows that Nel is ready to continue with private prosecution. However, if he decides to do his job and prosecute Duduzane, it will be a victory for Dube’s family, AfriForum and equality before the law,” Kriel said.

Kriel added that Abrahams will soon have to face pressure from Nel again when he has to decide whether or not the NPA will prosecute the former president on charges of corruption.