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. 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. These facts stand independent of the content of the alleged leaked report of the public protector. Scholarly and journalistic work on the critical state of leadership in africa abound. Get the latest south african politics news including stories, analysis and opinion on local government, parliament and party politics. Police minister nathi nhleko is expected to give a comprehensive response to the recommendations of parliaments nkandla ad hoc committee.
In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of south africa promulgated by then president nelson mandela. Click below to download the full research report and the summary of the findings. Nkandla report exposes president zumas personal involvement in the project. 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. 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. Argument was presented on the disclosures bymaking references to the content thereof and to the reports in the mail and guardian on the reports so disclosed.
To confront the development challenges of a continent diverse in human and natural resources she proposes. President jacob zuma says that there was a political reason behind the public protectors report on nkandla. She served as the public protector of south africa from 19 october 2009 to 14 october 2016. 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. Mail and guardian editor pleads for support as covid19 suffocates business. But this oncepowerful businessman is now caught up in a sweeping inquiry that. 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. What did zuma know about the nkandla project and other related reports annexed to the papers. The report also said zuma ordered that his private architect be. 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.
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. Kindle newspapers are fully downloaded onto your kindle so you can read. President jacob zuma has consistently claimed to know little about the taxpayerfunded aspects of the construction at his homestead near nkandla. Thuli madonsela reportedly wrote to cele that police and the departments of public works and defence had not followed proper processes. Public works has released 42 files with over 12,000 pages on. No government funding will be utilised for the construction work. This did not happen in this instance, why, because they had the protection of the ceo and his approval.
South african cartoonist jonathan shapiro discusses jacob. Download pdfprint articlecapetown, south africa of all the controversies swirling round the figure of president jacob gedleyihlekisa zuma aka msholozi his clan praise name probably the best known and most discussed around south africa is the issue of his super controversial nkandla homestead. Guardian 2005 reported that zumas bank accounts were overdrawn by. Mandag centre for investigative journalism and another v. Pdf the rare leadership model, jacob zuma and nkandla. A meeting of the ad hoc committee presidents submission in response to public protectors report on nkandla committee held on 26 september 2014, lead by mr c frolick anc. Sa police minister sweats over nkandla report the standard. Zuma ally ngidi withdraws from state capture inquiry the. Gavin watson was a hero of the struggle against apartheid. A month later between the 18th and 29 may a security assessment was carried out at his private residence in nkandla. Read a story to children in their home language the mail.
Source document contributed to sourceafrica by susan comrie carte blanche. Unknown parameter deadurl ignored a b evans, sarah 19 march 2014. Anc distances itself from chief whips comments on nkandla. At the time of writing my comment is just a few days before the next elections in south africa. Download a story in an indigenous south african language for world read aloud day.
The controversial nkandla report 23 serves as an illustration of how serious the recommendations are since an ad hoc committee has been assembled to decide what actions to take based on the report. Police minister releases the nkandla report youtube. The private home of former south african president jacob zuma, situated about 24 km 15 mi. South africas oldest quality news source, the mailguardian are now live on the airwaves. Feb 01, 20 in a report released by government this week it emerged that the state has paid a total of r206million to refurbish president jacob zumas private residence at nkandla.
To borrow from ms kubayis ceo analogy, the project starts at r27 million, then goes to r65 million, eventually reaching r216 million. Public protectors report on nkandla security upgrades pmg. A company that allegedly facilitated a gift of cattle to former president jacob zuma at the behest of former north west premier supra mahumapelo has refused to provide the national government with. Thuli madonsela strikes back with force by stephen grootes november 20 in the court of public opinion, legal papers. Anc distances itself from stone sizanis nkandla comments. Download the full report submitted by zuma to speaker baleka mbete. Kathie lee, tom hanks, sean connery, burt reynolds snl duration. 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 nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there.
As the public protector report on nkandla makes abundantly clear, the president was intimately involved in and had. Zumas r65m nkandla splurge mail and guardian, 20091204. Its highly ironic that the hundreds of millions spent on jacob zumas crib and the billion on the road to it may have less impact than the unexplained r19. The report on the r206million security upgrade to president jacob zumas private home at nkandla has been classified top secret. On the other hand, there are those who have argued that those parties, to whom the report has been provided, are responsible for leaking the report to the media with a view to discrediting the work done by the public protector security cluster leaked nkandla report. Argument was presented on the disclosures bymaking references to the content thereof and to the reports in the mail and guardian on the reports. The public protector on wednesday released her longawaited report on the security upgrades at president jacob zumas private nkandla homestead. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. When the mail and guardian exposed this, ordinarily the junior administrators would become afraid. Weve survived thanks to the support of our readers, we will need you to help us get through this. I have been following the nkandla saga since the release of the mail and guardian breaking news early december 2009. This statement is in direct contradiction with what the supreme court of appeal sca has said in the case mail and guardian v the public protector, which has indicated that the pp is far wider than a mere ombud. The only reason the nkandla scandal came to light is thanks to the damning report published by public protector thuli madonsela in march 2014.
Read the public protectors full nkandla report the citizen. The zuma family planned before the elections to extend the nkandla residence, and this is being done at own cost. Nkandla report the incontrovertible facts no smokescr. The study covers a calendar year from september 2012 and. National news brought to you by south africas best read. World bank report on covid19s effect on education is disappointing. The public protectors provisional nkandla report has found that our president has derived substantial personal benefit from works that exceeded security needs,and must repay the state. Zuma in the deep end the public protectors provisional report on the funding of jacob zumas homestead directs him to repay the state and explain himself to parliament. Certain incontrovertible facts about the nkandla scandal are very difficult to ignore or explain. Jacob zuma is a polygamist who has been married six times. More than the 783 corruption charges reinstated in april this. Surely president zuma is aware of this decision or is being incorrectly advised, but mr swart felt strongly about the issue. Nkandla private home in rural northern kwazulunatal serves as the case study.
Cape town president jacob zuma will respond later to public protector thuli madonselas report on his nkandla homestead, the presidency said on wednesday. Reading this short quickread book helped put developments onto a logical timeline. According to this media report the presidents private residence was being improved and upgraded at enormous expense to. If you would like to support us, please consider taking out a subscription. Condemning the leaking of public protectors provisional. He was right about the publication, but wrong about the date the first article appeared in december 2009. South african president should refund state for home. President jacob zuma has derived substantial personal benefit from works that exceeded security needs at his nkandla homestead and must. The mail and guardian said ms madonselas report accused mr zuma of violating two executive ethics codes failing to protect state resources and misleading parliament.
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