Deputy national director of public prosecutions Nomgcobo Jiba has won a minor victory in her battle to stave off suspension. Cape Town High Court Judge Nape Dolamo ruled against the DA yesterday in its attempt to use an affidavit by Willie Hofmeyr, another deputy NDPP, in its fight to have Jiba suspended.The party wants the court to compel President Jacob Zuma to suspend Jiba pending a commission of inquiry into her fitness to hold office.Hofmeyr's affidavit accuses NDPP Shaun Abrahams of supporting a "systematic pattern of improperly protecting" Jiba.Jiba's lawyer, Zola Majavu, welcomed the ruling. "The contents of the affidavit are without any foundation, they are malicious," he said.The high court and the appeal court have said Jiba was dishonest and displayed unbecoming conduct in connection with the spy tapes debacle, the dropping of charges against suspended crime intelligence boss Richard Mdluli and the investigation into the head of the KwaZulu-Natal Hawks, Johan Booysen.In light of the courts' comments, the DA wants Zuma's decision not to suspend Jiba reviewed and set aside.DA federal executive chairman James Selfe said Hofmeyr's affidavit was not crucial to the case but "we do believe that it had relevant information to the case and we believe that the court should consider that evidence in the main application".The DA application is opposed by Jiba, Abrahams, Zuma and Justice Minister Michael Masutha...