Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. Basic assessment for the proposed nkandla smart growth development, kwazulunatal. Full report on the iol site in the other dramatic development, the sca which dismissed zumas application to prevent the release to the da of the socalled spy tapes took a swipe at the office of the national director. Nkandla report exposes president zumas personal involvement in the project. Nkandla news, research and analysis the conversation page 1. The president appreciates and reaffirms the powers of the constitutional court as a. Nkandla report exposes president zumas personal involvement.
Anc responds to nkandla report by sapa 20 march 2014 12. Jacob zuma could see confiscation of nkandla by state report. In fact, the south african government is the least trusted of the 28 nations surveyed. Nkandlagate textual ana nkandlagate a critical textual analysis of. Mr m maimane da took issue with the phrasing of the request as.
The upgraded nkandla homestead in kwazulunatal, which allegedly cost more than r200 million to upgrade. This years edelman trust barometer, released in january, shows that just 16% of south africans trust their government to do the right thing. President jacob zuma will not have to repay any monies for nonsecurity related upgrades to his private home at nkandla. Pdf the rare leadership model, jacob zuma and nkandla. Zuma is also referred to by his initials jz and his clan name msholozi zuma served as deputy president of south africa from 1999 to 2005, but was dismissed. Madonsela defends nkandla report hits back at politicians. Public protector thuli madonselas report on the security upgrade at president jacob zumas nkandla.
Udm constitution, discussion documents, newsletters and policy. The media has been accused of playing no small role in the scandal by the preside. From malandela to shaka, to dingane and cetshwayo, nkandla has been at the centre stage of the zulu nations history. In the constitutional court of south africa case no. Da mp james selfe said it was ridiculous to confine blame to these officials as zuma must have been. Apr 02, 2016 after south africas highest court ruled that president jacob zuma breached the constitution over the upgrade to his home in nkandla, the bbcs milton nkosi looks at five possible scenarios for. Pdf scholarly and journalistic work on the critical state of leadership in africa abound. Democratic alliance parliamentary leader lindiwe mazibuko said the report was an insult to all south africans and a smack in the face of real accountability. Mazibuko says removing a sitting president under section 89 of the constitution is extremely serious. Nkandla report says zuma was unaware of cost of r206m. Dec 04, 20 certain incontrovertible facts about the nkandla scandal are very difficult to ignore or explain.
Thuli madonsela strikes back with force by stephen grootes november 20 in the court of public opinion, legal papers and affidavits with their latin and their length are. The court case was ultimately won by the da when the constitutional court set aside the. The report has a lot of mistakes and its not a good document. In her report on the upgrades at the presidents private residence at nkandla she has found that the president has violated the. South africas main opposition party, the democratic alliance da, has laid corruption charges against the president over the use of state money to improve his private rural residence.
South africas official opposition, the democratic alliance da, also asks the public protector to investigate nkandla. Former president jacob zuma may have his nkandla home taken away as part of the corruption case he faces. Nkandla verdict shows south africas democracy is alive and. Ignorance of the rules and procedures of reporting, lack of knowledge of the forms for reporting and which adrs to report were some of the factors responsible for nonreporting of. Eff and udm have been pressing for nhlekos report to be made public. Da wants national assembly recalled for impeachment proceedings to start against president zuma. Nkandla has a claim to be the cradle of zulu history.
Shortly after the publication of madonselas report, the da sent a bulk text message to gauteng voters ahead of the 2014 general election which reads. Sa government goes to court to prevent release of nkandla. Public protectors report on nkandla security upgrades pmg. Da parliamentary leader lindiwe mazibuko says madonselas report leaves unanswered questions about whether zuma misled parliament over the extent of his knowledge about the upgrades to nkandla. Qs manual and the qs unit is required to scrutinize these reports in. The democratic alliance the da launched its application to ensure respect for the constitution. Pretoria the state security ministry says it has noted with concern various media reports relating to the classification of the inkandla upgrade task team report and the role of the minister of state security siyabonga cwele.
This shaik fellow, who had somehow inveigled himself into anc inner circles as a result of his familys struggle credentials his own struggle credentials were nonexistent, had years earlier convinced zuma that he could be his financial adviser. Following the nkandla judgment by the south african constitutional court, we present a guide to key events in the debacle as told through various public documents. Republic of south africa, his excellency j g zuma, at nkandla in the. Knowledge, attitude and practice of adverse drug reaction. And as mogoeng mogoeng stated, its a day the biblical david fought the well resourced goliath. President jacob zuma has consistently claimed to know little about the taxpayerfunded aspects of the construction at his homestead near nkandla. In response to these complaints, the public protector commenced an. Economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national. Mar 31, 2016 nkandla verdict shows south africas democracy is alive and kicking. Zuma says he has implemented remedial action on nkandla. Media statement public protectors report on nkandla 24 march 2014 the public protector is appointed under the constitution to strengthen constitutional democracy by probing improper conduct and maladministration in state affairs. Secure in comfort is my report as the public protector of the republic of.
Jul 24, 2019 south africans may well be seduced by the prospect of zuma appearing at the zondo commission, but he was not alone in driving the state capture project. The investigation was carried out in response to seven complaints lodged. The nkandla report an analysis of television news coverage. Da will table motions against all other ministers implicated in nkandla report. Da says nxesi has most to answer for since he deliberately misled parliament on nkandla. The ruling party did not intend to undermine the validity of the public protectors nkandla report, anc secretary general gwede. The democratic alliance the da launched its application to ensure respect for the constitution, the rule of law, and the public protectors 6 the remedial action taken concerning the president is set out in the nkandla report at record vol. Media statement public protectors report on nkandla.
The da was believed, following a business day report and before maimanes statement seeking to set the record straight, to have alleged that mkhwebane was never asked to investigate allegations. The economic freedom fighters will on thursday brief the media on the constitutional courts nkandla ruling. Nkandlagate a critical textual analysis of the press coverage. Nkandla town offers the full array of urban development, albeit at a smaller scale compared to the majority of towns in kwazulunatal. The da has even suggested zuma must pay back about r53 million of the r246 million spent on. The da made common cause with the eff, udm and cope and said that it sought the same relief as these applicants. The police minister releases a report on nkandla exonerating the president from making any payments, saying that all features on the property were securityrelated and. Sabc the anc in the north west province has welcomed and supports police minister nathi nhlekos report on nkandla. Local municipalitieskzn286 nkandlakzn286 nkandla audit report 201516. As conferred by section 182 of the constitution section 423 of the constitution and section 552 of the constitution read with section 82biii of the public protector. These dgs are alleged to have been responsible for allowing the costs of nkandla to escalate to the obscene level where jacob zuma received luxurious homeimprovements totalling r246 million.
According to a report in the sunday times, if nkandla is found to have been built with the proceeds of crime, it will be confiscated by the state. Nkandla report the incontrovertible facts no smokescreens. Jan 27, 20 the democratic alliance said that the press briefing about the presidents nkandla home was a poor attempt to shield zuma from being held accountable for the waste of. 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. Nkandla news, research and analysis the conversation. Mogoeng mogoengs full nkandla judgment biblical david.
Cape town the da filed papers in the western cape high court on wednesday morning to have police minister nathi nhlekos report on nkandla declared unconstitutional. In her report of march 2014, she concluded that the five features mentioned above were. Freedom fighters eff and the democratic alliance da brought legal proceedings against the. North west anc says the country needs to move on from the nkandla issue. These facts stand independent of the content of the alleged leaked report of the public protector.
The court had earlier asked the finance ministry to provide a report on how much it believed zuma should pay. Mar 31, 2016 reactions zuma must go da leader mmusi maimane called for president jacob zuma to be impeached following the constitutional courts finding that he had flouted the constitution. It is aimed at creating knowledge with the collaboration of the formal sectors of the natural and human sciences as base. Turnaround strategy will prevent a repeat of nkandla. The western cape high court ruled that a democratic alliance bid for the release of the report was urgent. Reactions zuma must go da leader mmusi maimane called for president jacob zuma to be impeached following the constitutional courts finding that he had flouted the constitution. President jacob zuma is expected to respond to the public protectors damning report on nkandla today. Mar 31, 2016 and while the real test will be in how the ruling party takes chief justice mogoeng mogoengs words forward, the country can feel safe in the arms of its constitution. Public trust in government dwindles corruption watch. I have written some articles here on hubpages to expose and breakdown the ancs corrupt rule, inefficiency,lack of ethics and and what now has been labelled as maladministration by south africas public protector, thuli madonsela. Concourt judgement on the nkandla matter president jacob zuma has noted and respects the judgement handed down by the constitutional court and its findings relating to the public protector report on nkandla, the presidents homestead.
Alliance da sought a record of the npas decision to drop charges against zuma. The democratic alliance s legal team has written to the national director of public prosecutions ndpp calling on him to furnish the da with a decision on whether to prosecute or not prosecute jacob zuma, by no later than monday, 15 may 2017, falling which, we will take legal action in order to ensure that zuma. The private home of former south african president jacob zuma, situated about 24 km 15 mi. Project description provide a detailed description of the project. Read the public protectors full nkandla report the citizen. 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. Browse nkandla news, research and analysis from the conversation.
An interministerial task team report on the nkandla expenditure was released in december, after it was declassified, confirming that a total of r206,420,644 was spent on the upgrade. The western cape high court ruled that a democratic alliance bid for the release of the report. The masibambisane rural development initiative mrdi is the composite body or organisation made up residents of nkandla and umlalazi municipality jurisdiction. The interministerial report on the security upgrades of president jacob zumas homestead in nkandla, kwazulunatal, was met with mixed reaction on thursday. Nkandlagate a critical textual analysis of the press. The nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there. Taking from the poor to give to the rich funds meant for informal settlement upgrading and urban regeneration diverted to upgrading the presidents home on 19 march 2014, public protector thuli madonsela released her report on the. Anc, politicians react to concourts nkandla ruling the. The public protector on wednesday released her longawaited report on the security upgrades at president jacob zumas private nkandla homestead. The report of the public protector on nkandla has been pre sented to parliament and the constitution requires the president to indicate what measures he will take to remedy the irregularities, in. Over and above this, the intention is to focus on levels of knowledge that are to be found at grassroots level. Public protector shares maimanes original letter in. In her report on the upgrades at the presidents private. Mixed reactions to nkandla report iol breaking news.
Economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national assembly. Public protectors report on nkandla mybroadband forum. Police minister nathi nhleko is now showing his presentation about the public protectors nkandla report to members of parliaments ad hoc committee on nkandla. The article plants the seed for moral indignation and a swift response comes from the da. 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. Public protectors report on nkandla 24 march 2014 the public protector is appointed under the constitution to strengthen constitutional democracy by probing improper conduct and maladministration in state affairs. A report of the public protector found that zuma unduly benefited from these. The public works department has learnt from nkandla and had already implemented all the remedial actions of the public protector, minister thulas nxesi told parliament.
Chief justice delivers the constitutional courts judgment on the nkandla spending saga and the powers of the public protector. May 08, 2016 president jacob zuma may only pay back a fraction of the r246 million spent on his nkandla home, according to a report in the sunday times. Da files papers to have nkandla report declared unconstitutional. A guide to key events in the nkandla upgrade debacle, as told through various public documents. The nkandla report shows how zuma stole your money to build his r246m home. With nkandla imprinted in the minds of everyone in sa, the release of police minister nkosinathi nhlekos nkandla report has left some people scratching their heads in confusion and wonder. The development has elicited strong reaction from the da, which. Nyathi v member of the executive council for the department of health gauteng and another 2008 zacc 8.
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