The second applicant is the united democratic movement udm. This media briefing is convened to give effect to that decision. Economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national assembly. The private home of former south african president jacob zuma, situated about 24 km 15 mi. President jacob zuma says that there was a political reason behind the public protectors report on nkandla. Nkandla report the incontrovertible facts no smokescr. Mthonjaneni, nkandla, ntambanana, umlalazi and umhlathuze. All these applicants are registered political parties. The residence is located 40 kilometres to the south of the town of nkandla, beyond the nkandla forest and on the road to kranskop. Dec 04, 20 certain incontrovertible facts about the nkandla scandal are very difficult to ignore or explain. The release of police minister nathi nhlekos nkandla report yesterday, and its conclusion that president zuma is cleared of all obligation to pay back any of the costs associated with the upgrade of his personal home, was met with dismay by corruption watch. 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.
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. We get a debate going on before the report is released, he told reporters in johannesburg. Constitutional court of south africa case cct 7617 in the matter between. As the public protector report on nkandla makes abundantly clear, the president was intimately involved in and had. Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment corruption. The court had earlier asked the finance ministry to provide a report on how much it believed zuma should pay. 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 protector thuli madonsela is to be honoured with a prestigious global award this week, after her highlyanticipated nkandla report, entitled secure in comfort, narrowly beat the ten commandments, most parts of academic readings given to university students and 99. Apart from the release of a statement by the presidency on 03. That is the main finding of madonselas 355page report titled state of. Hidden camera investigation on what really happens to your car cbc marketplace duration. Feb 09, 2016 president jacob zumas lawyer has conceded that the public protectors findings were binding and her report on nkandla has to be complied with. Mar 31, 2016 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.
Thuli madonsela strikes back with force by stephen grootes november 20 in the court of public opinion, legal papers. The third applicant is the congress of the people cope. Sabc former cosatu general secretary zwelinzima vavi says police minister nathi nhlekos report on the security upgrades at president jacob zumas residence sought to. Siyabonga cwele, the state security minister, told the media that publishing pictures of nkandla was a criminal trespass against the national key points act. Site users can run dynamic queries, download a variety of safety database files, publications and forms, and view current statistical information on railroad safety. The report on the r206million security upgrade to president jacob zumas private home at nkandla has been classified top secret. The nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there. The african national congress anc wants public protector thuli madonsela to release her report on the nkandla security upgrade, party secretary general gwede mantashe said on tuesday. Sabc former cosatu general secretary zwelinzima vavi says police minister nathi nhlekos report on the security upgrades at president jacob zumas residence sought to make fools of the whole nation. Police minister nathi nhleko is expected to give a comprehensive response to the recommendations of parliaments nkandla ad hoc committee. Read the summary of the judgment here, and download the full document. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. 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.
The president appreciates and reaffirms the powers of the constitutional court as a. After getting legal opinion, sisulu said he would allow the nkandla report to be considered behind closed doors by the intelligence committee only. Zwelinzima vavi says the nkandla report is a coverup. Nov 14, 20 zuma directly implicated in nkandla report 09.
Mar 19, 2014 nkandla report full press conference examining the debate surrounding president jacob zumas private homestead at nkandle share your thoughts on the debate in the comments section below. 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. 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. Read the summary of the judgment here, and download. Advocate thuli madonsela will release her final report on the investigation into allegations of improper conduct and maladministration relating to security installations and upgrades at the private residence of president zuma, spokesperson. President jacob zumas lawyer has conceded that the public protectors findings were binding and her report on nkandla has to be complied with. Nkandla local municipality is situated in a remote area of breathtaking mountainous beauty, and consists mainly of tribal lands and stateowned land. Pdf the rare leadership model, jacob zuma and nkandla. Click here to read thuli madonselas statement on the report click here to read the full nkandla report dont have a pdf reader. Download all 355 pages of the public protectors state of capture. Nkandla report exposes president zumas personal involvement.
Public protectors report on nkandla security upgrades pmg. The residence is located 40 kilometres to the south of the town of nkandla, beyond the nkandla forest and on the. May 28, 2015 police minister nathi nhleko is expected to give a comprehensive response to the recommendations of parliaments nkandla ad hoc committee. In the minutes of a progress meeting quoted in paragraph 6. 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. So the governments nkandla report may not have a fourth coming but the consequences of its pronouncement of jacob zumas innocence linger on. For foreign direct investment fdi the report may entrench existing perceptions about corruption, he said.
Certain incontrovertible facts about the nkandla scandal are very difficult to ignore or explain. The report relating to upgrades at president jacob zumas nkandla homestead will be released in two weeks, the public protectors office said on thursday. According to this media report the presidents private. Economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national assembly and others. A report by trade union solidarity details nine corruption scandals that, over the past number of years, have cost the taxpayer much more than. It highlights the current trend that allows, if not encourages, our leaders. 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. The nkandla report shows how zuma stole your money to build his r246m home.
Public works minister thulas nxesi informed parliament. 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. In the ensuing years, there have been numerous reports about the lavish spending at the presidents home and in the nkandla district, and questions about where the money came from and who exactly benefitted. 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. Read the public protectors full nkandla report the citizen. Local municipalitieskzn286 nkandla kzn286 nkandla audit report 201516. Thank you note to employee for years of service by. These facts stand independent of the content of the alleged leaked report of the public protector. Committee report on report by president on nkandla. Nathi nhleko on nkandla report, 28 may 2015 youtube. Nkandla report exposes president zumas personal involvement in the project. 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.
A report of the public protector found that zuma unduly benefited from these. Mar 19, 2014 public protector, advocate thuli madonsela, has just wrapped up her reading of the controversial nkandla report at the public protector house conference room in pretoria, which details her office. Johannesburg the nkandla report will likely be unfavourably viewed by potential foreign direct investors, warned peter attard montalto, emerging markets economist at nomura. 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. President jacob zuma has consistently claimed to know little about the taxpayerfunded aspects of the construction at his homestead near nkandla. Police minister releases the nkandla report youtube. Nkandla is a homestead 5 in rural kwazulunatal, his birthplace. The siu report went as far as referring to the dpw project managers as flouting the supply chain management policy and going so far as making the rules as one went along the public protectors report stated that the authority to implement security measures at the private residence of the president is primarily conferred by the cabinet policy.
Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment. The chairperson, in reply to ms masekos question, said page 427 of the public protector report as to why public protector referred to the national key points act, noted that in 10. Public protector, advocate thuli madonsela, has just wrapped up her reading of the controversial nkandla report at the public protector house. Nkandla is a town in the uthungulu district of kwazulunatal, south africa. The story of nkandla goes back to 2004 and zumas connection to shabir shaik. Thulas nxesi, the minister of public works, commissioned a report in 2012 on the security installations at zumas home that became known as the nkandla report. 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. 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.
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. Report the report contains the following recommendations. Mar 31, 2016 as a result of the nonsecurity upgrades and alleged noncompliance with the public protectors remedial action, the economic freedom fighters eff and the democratic alliance da brought legal proceedings against the speaker of the national assembly speaker, the president, and the minister of police minister in this court seeking a declaration that the president and the speaker acted. 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. 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 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. In her report of march 2014, she concluded that the five features mentioned above were nonsecurity features and state funds should not have. Inspection gcis report file pdf share the findings and recommendations in the individual inspection reports.
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. Nkandla 22 points 23 points 24 points 3 years ago we try our hardest to bond them with other rhinos and to date, we have been very successful at this. What this means is that this committee was not established because there is an siu report or an nkandla scandal. Sekai saungweme one of the most progressive judgments made in 2016 by the constitutional court of south africa was the nkandla judgment wherein the court dealt definitively with matters important to the evolution and application of constitutional democracy, such as. The renovations and improvements effected to nkandla were luxurious, and included a visitors centre, an amphitheatre, a cattle kraal, a chicken run and a swimming pool the latter justified as a fire pool. Pdf on may 1, 2019, ilana van wyk and others published jacob zumas shamelessness conspicuous. On 19 march 2014, she released her socalled nkandla report, which found that some 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. 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. Pdf scholarly and journalistic work on the critical state of. We are concerned with the regularity with which provisional reports from the office of the public protector are leaked.
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