Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment. Thulisile thuli nomkhosi madonsela 28 september 1962, soweto is n suidafrikaanse advokaat en voormalige openbare beskermer van suidafrika. Madonsela address nkandla report criticisms by charl bosch aug 3, 2015. That included an amphitheater, cattle kraal, chicken run and swimming pool. And as mogoeng mogoeng stated, its a day the biblical david fought the well resourced goliath. Parliament on wednesday confirmed it had received comments from president jacob zuma on public protector thuli madonsela s report into upgrades at his nkandla homestead. The police minister releases a report on nkandla exonerating the. Economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national assembly. National madonsela exposes the rot at the heart of nkandla. Madonsela s report on nkandla is expected soon and the opposition will be eagerly awaiting evidence that the president was aware of the overspending and consented to it. 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. She is of the view that minister nhleko gave the matter his best and that he applied his mind to the issues at hand. President jacob zuma today submitted to the speaker of the national assembly, mr max sisulu, his comments on the report of the public protector. Public works violated sas constitution on nkandla says madonsela.
Advocate thuli madonsela was appointed to a sevenyear term as the public protector of south africa in 2009 by then president jacob zuma. 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. South african president jacob zuma must pay up, top court. On the eve of madonselas releasing the report, president zuma applied for. Zuma sends a response to madonsela s nkandla report including his evaluation of other reports investigating the nkandla matter to the speaker of parliament, saying he will in due course respond to all of them. The excessive amount spent by government in the overhaul of president jacob zumas private nkandla home was unconscionable, public protector thuli madonsela said on wednesday. Madonsela responds to nhlekos nkandla report corruption. Taking notes on leadership from thuli madonsela human rights activist and advocate thuli madonsela has more to offer south africans than her hardline stance on government corruption she embodies a leadership quality that others would do well to emulate. Pdf the remedial action of the state of capture report in.
Presidents submission in response to public protectors report on nkandla 25 september 2014 chairperson. Click here to read thuli madonsela s statement on the report click here to read the full nkandla report dont have a pdf reader. Public protectors report on nkandla security upgrades pmg. 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. Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment corruption. 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. 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. Praised and vilified in equal measures, madonsela has frequently found herself. Thuli madonsela will on wednesday, march 19, 2014 release her final report on an investigation into allegations of maladministration in relation to security installations and upgrades at the private residence of president jacob zuma in nkandla, kwazulunatal. Former public protector thuli madonsela ruled in her report, secure in comfort, that portions of the money spent on the nkandla upgrades should be repaid.
He also hit back at public protector thuli madonsela, who on wednesday said she wanted to depoliticise the report of her offices inves tigation into the upgrade. While the version was potentially subject to change, as. Minister warns on nkandla pics, editors defiant carla venter and sapa a stern warning to the media to stop publishing photographs and. Click here to read thuli madonselas statement on the report. Madonsela s office said on monday that she was unwilling to leave her. Thuli madonsela s last day in office as public protector is a testament to the kind of employee she has been, even when her high performance. Public protector thuli madonsela delivered her report on president jacob zumas nkandla residence, saying him and his family unduly benefited from the upgrades made by an estimated r246 million. The report catalogued evidence of widespread state capture including the gupta familys improper influence over president jacob zuma. The report proved highly controversial, as zuma and his anc government refused to act on it and questioned its. Letter from president zuma to advocate madonsela pdf. Adv thuli madonsela, the public protector and the political principals who were in fact involved in the project. 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. Thuli madonsela s report on upgrades to president zumas nkandla home marks one of the darkest moments in the countrys history since democracy. 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. Thuli madonsela tells bongani bingwa that she stands by her initial report on nkandla. Thuli madonsela during a media briefing to release the. Madonsela hits out at shortcomings in nkandla report. National madonsela exposes the rot at the heart of nkandla 20 mar 2014 00. The nkandla report shows how zuma stole your money to build his r246m home. Madonsela s report has been held back by the security cluster, which argues that it should be heavily redacted before release. Pdf in the state of capture report the public protector instructed the president to appoint a commission of inquiry to investigate the.
Speaking at a media briefing in pretoria earlier today, madonsela. Of course the reaction to it is a setback, she said. Vbs bank liquidators want nkandla homestead if zuma fails. 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. Public protector advocate thuli madonsela to release the final nkandla report. Shortly after the publication of madonsela s report, the da sent a bulk text message to gauteng voters ahead of the 2014 general election which reads. She served as the public protector of south africa from 19 october 2009 to 14 october 2016.
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. Below is the full pdf of the nkandla judgement, as well as some selected quotes. In her report of march 2014, she concluded that the five features mentioned above were nonsecurity features and state funds should not have. A view of president jacob zumas homestead nkandla in kwazulunatal. Regarding the issue of legal authority to install security features at a. The centre obtained the evidence from the department of public works, responsible for the r210million upgrade, in a protracted accessto. Public protector 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 constitutional court says zuma must pay back a portion of the millions spent on a supposed security upgrade to his home.
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. Public protector thuli madonsela has described her nkandla report and its findings of an abuse of state resources and taxpayers money as one of the defining moments in her sevenyear term. Local municipalitieskzn286 nkandla kzn286 nkandla audit report 201516. Public protector thuli madonsela announce her findings on the over r200million worth of security upgrades to president jacob zumas private residence in nka. Read the summary of the judgment here, and download the full document. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. Mogoeng mogoengs full nkandla judgment biblical david. On wednesday public protector thuli mandonsela released her findings on the nkadla report. Public protectors report on nkandla security upgrades. Apart from the release of a statement by the presidency on 03. Download all 355 pages of the public protectors state of capture. Public protector thuli madonsela faces a court interdict from the police, defence, state security and public works ministers to afford them greater opportunity to intervene should they think her.
The expenditure incurred by the state, including buildings and other items installed by the dpw department of public works, many of which went beyond what was reasonably required for the presidents security was. Pretoria the presidency is yet to respond to reports that that president jacob zuma has been directly implicated in public protector thuli madonsela s report on the states spending of r206m at zumas private nkandla estate. Public works violated sas constitution on nkandla says. Republic of south africa, his excellency j g zuma, at nkandla in the.
Public protector thuli madonsela releases final report on. 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. Thuli madonsela strikes back with force by stephen grootes november 20 in the court of public opinion, legal papers. Pdf the rare leadership model, jacob zuma and nkandla. Economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national assembly and others. Nkandla in a report titled secure in comfort, raining down findings of maladministration, improper.
Regarding the issue of legal authority to install security features at a private residence at. Nkandla makes for a worthy case study in this endeavour for at least two reasons. President jacob zuma says that there was a political reason behind the public protectors report on nkandla. Secure in comfort is my report as the public protector of the republic of. Read the public protectors full nkandla report the citizen. Public protector thuli madonsela has lashed out at president jacob zuma for what she described as eroding the workings of my office by not adhering to the findings of her secure in comfort report.
Read the summary of the judgment here, and download. The main opposition party launches a criminal corruption case against zuma. Zumas resignation from office in 2018, amid allegations of fraud, corruption and involvement in state capture, is inextricably linked to her determination and tireless investigative work. Taking notes on leadership from thuli madonsela gsb. Madonsela writes that, at one point, she was dealing with seven attorneys and five advocates. After explaining at great length the process of the investigation. Madonsela s highlycritical nkandla report, released in march 2014, was met with counterinvestigations by the police minister and others exonerating zuma. Madonsela remains optimistic zuma will pay back the money.
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