Nkandla town offers the full array of urban development, albeit at a smaller scale compared to the majority of towns in kwazulunatal. Pdf scholarly and journalistic work on the critical state of. Nkandla residents hurt by the presidents homestead splurge. That is the main finding of madonselas 355page report titled state of. In her report of march 2014, she concluded that the five features mentioned above were nonsecurity features and state funds should not. Thuli madonsela strikes back with force by stephen grootes november 20 in the court of public opinion, legal papers. 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. Public protector, advocate thuli madonsela, has just wrapped up her reading of the controversial nkandla report at the public protector house. The public protector on wednesday released her longawaited report on the security upgrades at president jacob zumas private nkandla homestead. Economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national assembly. Task team investigation report on security measures at. Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment corruption. Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment. Read and watch the full judgment on the nkandla saga handed down in the constitutional court today.
The siu report talked about the cabinet memorandum 2003 as its mandate and the ten steps that had to be followed. 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. 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. Read and download the full redacted mueller report pdf released by the department of justice. The report has no credibility, said lewis, and will bring no closure to the sordid nkandla saga.
Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. Nyathi v member of the executive council for the department of health gauteng and another 2008 zacc 8. Pdf the rare leadership model, jacob zuma and nkandla. Although the public protector made damaging findings in her report about the unconstitutional and unlawful actions of president. Full case name, economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national. Report the report contains the following recommendations. Nkandla report will impact foreign investment 20140321 15. Nkandla report full press conference examining the debate surrounding president jacob zumas private homestead at nkandle share your thoughts on the debate in. 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.
In her report of march 2014, she concluded that the five features. Media statement public protectors report on nkandla. Former president thabo mbeki has written a letter about the constitutional courts finding against president jacob zuma over improvements to his. On 19 march 2014, she released her socalled nkandla report, which found that. Nkandla report exposes president zumas personal involvement in the project. Full text of nkandla report thuli madonsela jacob zuma. Certain incontrovertible facts about the nkandla scandal are very difficult to ignore or explain. 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. She served as the public protector of south africa from 19 october 2009 to 14 october 2016. The proposed nkandla smart growth development final basic assessment report the ingonyama trust board eia reference number. 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. Basic assessment report page 8 of 79 gibela umkhumbi olwa nobubha 3. Full text of nkandla report thuli madonsela jacob zuma see other formats. Villagers huts in front of security fencing surrounding jacob zumas nkandla home.
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. 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. 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. Jacob zuma accused of corruption on a grand scale in. Nkandla 12 points points 14 points 3 years ago its a little better when you condense 4 hours of video into 90 seconds, but it really wasnt an actionpacked day for him. From malandela to shaka, to dingane and cetshwayo, nkandla has been at the centre stage of the zulu nations history. Local municipalitieskzn286 nkandlakzn286 nkandla audit report 201516. The jsci further pronounced that, should the ag find any. The president appreciates and reaffirms the powers of the constitutional court as a. Economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national assembly and others. And as mogoeng mogoeng stated, its a day the biblical david fought the well resourced goliath. 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. 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.
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. The report has a lot of mistakes and its not a good document. 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. 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. 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 presidency said the report would be used as an added tool to address claims of maladministration. The report covers the twoyear investigation into russia interference in the 2016 us presidential. Read the summary of the judgment here, and download the full document.
Thulisile nomkhosi thuli madonsela born 28 september 1962 is a south african advocate and professor of law, holding a chair in social justice at stellenbosch university since january 2018. Download the unanimous judgment delivered this morning by a full bench of. The nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there. Below is the full pdf of the nkandla judgement, as well as some selected quotes. 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. Kwazulunatal, october 27 south africa is waiting for public protector thuli madonselas report on president jacob zumas nkandla private home debacle.
This report offers a comparative assessment of crossplatform models adopted in a selection of foreign countries, as well as a critical interrogation of local and contextual aspects which would impact the regulation of print and digital news media under one singular regulatory body in south africa. In her report on the upgrades at the presidents private. For foreign direct investment fdi the report may entrench existing perceptions about corruption. In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of south africa promulgated by then president nelson mandela. 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. Zuma doesnt have to pay back the money corruption watch. Constitutional court of south africa economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national assembly and others and democratic alliance v speaker of the national assembly and others cct 14315 and cct 17115 date of hearing. Zuma benefited unduly from nkandla upgrade madonsela. Nkandla project by the dpw, the same consultants as appointed by the president concluded from their initial assessment that the full scope. Browse nkandla news, research and analysis from the conversation. Mogoeng mogoengs full nkandla judgment biblical david. Constitutional court of south africa case cct 7617 in the matter between. Nkandla news, research and analysis the conversation.
Nkandla report the incontrovertible facts no smokescr. Click here to read thuli madonselas statement on the report. The public protector report and findings were premised on the national key points act but that act did not give a full mandate to the public protector. Full master plan feasibility study report, mra, 2011. This media briefing is convened to give effect to that decision. Fin24 johannesburg the nkandla report will likely be unfavourably viewed by potential foreign direct investors, warned peter attard montalto, emerging markets economist at nomura.
Nkandla has a claim to be the cradle of zulu history. Ramaphosa announces economic and social response to covid19. Apart from the release of a statement by the presidency on 03. Nkandla report thuli madonsela jacob zuma internet archive. 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. The full extent of the nkandla scandal only becomes apparent when you carefully read all 447 pages of the public protectors report. The report was commissioned by the president, the very person implicated in the scandal, from someone who owes his position to the selfsame president. 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.