She said: "What we're doing in a number of areas is setting up the sort of arrangements that start to move us towards the NCA, the NCA structure and then review in due course what the appropriate relationship is with the SFO and the NCA".

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But NCA chairman Thoko Matshe said no government had a right to dictate priorities to the people.

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Labour put forward an amendment that would see the NCA governed by a separate board with an independent chair.

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