The new national director of public prosecutions NDPP will be determined from a list of six candidates, whittled down from 32 applications and there are some newsmakers among them.
The term of incumbent Shamila Batohi, who was South Africas first woman prosecutions boss, ends in January.
An advisory panel, chaired by justice and constitutional development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi, met on Tuesday to finalise the screening of nominated candidates.