Public works minister thulas nxesi informed parliament. The public protector on wednesday released her longawaited report on the security upgrades at president jacob. Zuma benefited unduly from nkandla upgrade madonsela now that public protector thuli madonsela has released her longawaited report on the spending of taxpayers money to upgrade president jacob zumas nkandla homestead, the country waits with bated breath for zumas response, writes legalbrief. These facts stand independent of the content of the alleged leaked report of the public protector. My response to the three nkandla reports jacob zuma. Public protector, advocate thuli madonsela, has just wrapped up her reading of the controversial nkandla report at the public protector house. A report of the public protector found that zuma unduly benefited from these improvements and the constitutional court subsequently. Public protectors report on nkandla security upgrades pmg. Local municipalitieskzn286 nkandlakzn286 nkandla audit report 201516. Executive summary of the research report introduction and rationale this analysis of the news coverage relating to the expenditure on president zumas private home at nkandla is undertaken under the auspices of the media policy and democracy project, a joint collaborative research initiative between the department of. Read the summary of the judgment here, and download the full document. Report on an investigation in to allegations of impropriety and unethical conduct relating to the installation and implementation of security measures by the department of public works at and in respect of the private residence of president jacob zuma at nkandla in the kwazulunatal province. Nkandla is a town in the uthungulu district of kwazulunatal, south africa.
Source document contributed to sourceafrica by susan comrie carte blanche. Good morning ladies and gentlemen at its meeting of 4 december 20, cabinet resolved to release to the public the ministerial task team report on the security installation at president jacob zumas nkandla private residence. Jacob zuma accused of corruption on a grand scale in. As the public protector report on nkandla makes abundantly clear, the president was intimately involved in and had. For example, in recent weeks the ministers of security and of the police have requested the media to desist from publishing pictures of nkandla citing security concerns, yet ignoring the implications. A view of president jacob zumas homestead nkandla in kwazulunatal. The use of public funds to make improvements to the compound, which were said to be for security reasons, which cost over r246 million led to significant. The report on the r206million security upgrade to president jacob zumas private home at nkandla has been classified top secret. Nkandla residents hurt by the presidents homestead splurge. Although it is a criminal offence to insult the public protector or to say anything about an investigation that would have constituted contempt of court if it had been said of court proceedings. The report may also deal with whether the security upgrades actually are effective, as the minister was instructed to determine by the parliamentary nkandla ad hoc committee late last year. According to this media report the presidents private.
The main findings of this report, summarised below, are still relevant to the ongoing standoff between the major players in the nkandla scandal. Click here to read thuli madonselas statement on the report. At this time it is not possible to print the document with annotations. Opposition parties have accused president jacob zuma of being at the centre of one of the biggest corruption scandals in democratic south africa, after reports that. Constitutional court of south africa case cct 7617 in the matter between. Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment. Nkandla news, research and analysis the conversation. Nkandla report full press conference examining the debate surrounding president jacob zumas private homestead at nkandle share your thoughts on the debate in. In her report of march 2014, she concluded that the five features mentioned above were nonsecurity features and state funds should not.
The public protector, advocate thuli madonsela, notes police minister nathi nhlekos report to parliament on the security upgrades at president jacob zumas private residence in nkandla, kwazulunatal. The court had earlier asked the finance ministry to provide a report on how much it believed zuma should pay. President jacob zuma says that there was a political reason behind the public protectors report on nkandla. The proposed nkandla smart growth development final basic assessment report the ingonyama trust board eia reference number. Report by the minister of police to parliament on security. The public protector of the republic of south africa launched an investigation into allegations of impropriety and unethical conduct relating to the installation and implementation of security and related measures at the private residence of the president of the republic of south africa at nkandla. Thuli madonsela strikes back with force by stephen grootes november 20 in the court of public opinion, legal papers. The unbearable lightness of being a nkandla report critic. The public protector is still to present a final report. The public prosecutors report is therefore very much part of the nkandla saga. Zuma in response to the constitutional court judgment on the nkandla. President jacob zuma has consistently claimed to know little about the taxpayerfunded aspects of the construction at his homestead near nkandla. The private home of former south african president jacob zuma, situated about 24 km 15 mi south of the rural town of nkandla in kwazulunatal, commonly referred to as the nkandla homestead has been the subject of considerable controversy.
The jsci further pronounced that, should the ag find any. The private home of former south african president jacob zuma, situated about 24 km 15 mi. It is the seat of the nkandla local municipality, and the district in which the residence of the former president of south africa, jacob zuma is located. Task team investigation report on security measures at nkandla.
Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector 6 by the mail and guardian in an article titled zumas r 65 million nkandla splurge. The nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there. Report by the public protector on an investigation into allegations of impropriety and unethical conduct relating to the installation and implementation of security measures by the department of public works at and in respect of the private residence of president jacob zuma at nkandla in the kwazulunatal province, report no. Committee report on report by president on nkandla. Johannesburg the nkandla report will likely be unfavourably viewed by potential foreign direct investors, warned peter attard montalto, emerging markets economist at nomura. The residence is located 40 kilometres to the south of the town of nkandla, beyond the nkandla forest and on the road to kranskop. A special parliamentary ad hoc committee releases a report exonerating zuma from paying for nonsecurity related features at nkandla on the basis that they were broadly speaking security features. The ancs parliamentary chief whip jackson mthembu says it was a spectacular own goal to refuse to implement the public protectors nkandla report. What this means is that this committee was not established because there is an siu report or an nkandla scandal. Report the report contains the following recommendations. Bailie the rare leadership model, jacob zuma and nkandla of the twelve issues investigated in the public protectors report, eleven are relevant to the purposes of this paper.
Report on an investigation into allegations of the misappropriation of public funds, improper conduct and maladministration in connection with expenditure incurred in preparation for the funeral of former president nelson rolihlahla mandela executive summary i this is a report of the public protector issued in terms of section 1821 b of. Nkandla report thuli madonsela jacob zuma internet archive. Read the full nkandla report while public works minister thulas nxesi and defence minister nosiviwe mapisanqakula were not directly implicated in the report, it was their departments that were responsible for building and justifying the project. Kwazulunatal, october 27 south africa is waiting for public protector thuli madonselas report on president jacob zumas nkandla private home debacle. Apart from the release of a statement by the presidency on 03. Nkandla report the incontrovertible facts no smokescr.
Paragraph 11 of the presidents report reads as follows. Certain incontrovertible facts about the nkandla scandal are very difficult to ignore or explain. Read the public protectors full nkandla report the citizen. She is of the view that minister nhleko gave the matter his best and that he applied his mind to. Report on an investigation into allegations of impropriety and unethical conduct relating to the installation and implementation of security measures by the department of public works at and in respect of the private residence of president jacob zuma at nkandla in the kwazulunatal province report no 25 of. Task team investigation report on security measures at. Browse nkandla news, research and analysis from the conversation. Madonsela responds to nhlekos nkandla report corruption. That is the main finding of madonselas 355page report titled state of. Nkandla report exposes president zumas personal involvement in the project. Nkandla local municipality is situated in a remote area of breathtaking mountainous beauty, and consists mainly of tribal lands and stateowned land. In a scathing judgment delivered today, the constitutional court found that both jacob zuma and the national assembly acted contrary to the constitution in dismissing the findings of the public protector with regard to the nkandla matter.
Report on an investigation into allegations of impropriety and unethical conduct relating to the installation and implementation of security measures by the department of public works at and in respect of the private residence of president jacob zuma at nkandla in the kwazulunatal. The task team report recommended that matters relating to the allocation of tenders and appointment of contractors be referred to the office of the auditorgeneral for a full forensic investigation. Like any judgment in a court of law, a report of the public protector is not above criticism. Pdf the rare leadership model, jacob zuma and nkandla.
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