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. Unlike predecessor lawrence mushwana, who protected politicians from the public, madonsela is doing herjob. Dec, 2012 the problem, though, is that the land on which the nkandla homestead is built is communal. Zuma going to court to clarify madonsela state capture report madonsela recommended that zuma should institute a commission of inquiry to be headed by a. On wednesday public protector thuli mandonsela released her findings on the nkadla report. She is the embodiment of a biblical david, that the public is, who fights the most powerful and very well. Mogoeng mogoengs full nkandla judgment biblical david. Advocate thuli madonsela was appointed to a sevenyear term as the public protector of south africa in 2009 by then president jacob zuma. The possible irregular dilution of the remedial action ordered by you in your secure in comfort report on nkandla in the wording of orders 5 and 6 of the unanimous constitutional court judgment in the matter handed down on 31 march 2016. 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. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector 5 suspected improper or prejudicial conduct in state affairs, to report on that conduct and to take appropriate remedial action. Report on improper conduct and irregular expenditure at the nkandla private.
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. 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. Madonsela has been criticised by the african national. The nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there. Madonsela responds to nhlekos nkandla report corruption watch. Mar 06, 2014 public protector advocate thuli madonsela to release the final nkandla report. 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.
Thuli madonsela doesnt want to express her view on the matter as she believes its in parliaments hands. 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. Public works violated sas constitution on nkandla says madonsela. This means that the president does not own it, so theoretically he cannot get a loan. 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. Covid19 claims more lives, recoveries stand at 2,382 health minister zweli mkhize said the total number of tests was 217 522, of which 9,992 were done in the previous 24 hours. Madonsela responds to nhlekos nkandla report corruption. Mar 19, 2014 on wednesday public protector thuli mandonsela released her findings on the nkadla report. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. Aug 29, 2009 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. Her final report on security upgrades to zumas homestead titled secure in comfort was published on 19 march 2014. 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. 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. Members of the nkandla ad hoc committee have called for public protector thuli madonsela, former ministers and architect minenhle makhanya to appear before them.
Fawzia khan the matter of accountability by public office bearers and the abuse of state funds and resources, continues to dominate the economic, political and civil sectors of the country and remains the current topic of discussion for most ordinary south africans. State of capture a report of the public protector 14 october 2016 3 one of the crucial elements of our constitutional vision is to make a decisive break from the unchecked abuse of state power and resources that was virtually institutionalised during the apartheid era. Mar 19, 2014 public protector thuli madonsela announce her findings on the over r200million worth of security upgrades to president jacob zumas private residence in nka. Thuli madonsela private bag x677 pretoria 0001 by email 4th april 2016 dear adv madonsela, re. Public protector advocate thuli madonsela to release the final nkandla report. Nov 22, 20 nkandla report f thulisile madonsela gives politicians head aches, they must get used to taking medicine. Mar 20, 2014 nkandla in a report titled secure in comfort, raining down findings of maladministration, improper behaviour, ethical violations and procedural failings on several ministers and their departments, and on zuma himself. Nkandla report thuli madonsela jacob zuma internet archive. May 06, 2020 stephen grootes spoke to public protector thuli madonsela about her move to join the effs constitutional court bid to make president jacob zuma pay back nkandla money. Nkandla in a report titled secure in comfort, raining down findings of maladministration, improper behaviour, ethical violations and procedural failings on several ministers and their departments, and on zuma himself. Benefits madonsela found he had improperly benefited from a grand, excessive, opulent and obscene. Either the president is being dishonest about who is paying for the construction of the house, or the banks were not being fair when it came to their lending policies. Advocate thulisile madonsela was born in johannesburg in 1962 and grew up. 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.
Madonsela hits out at shortcomings in nkandla report. 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. Youve got to deal with my report rationally, reasonably. Public works violated sas constitution on nkandla says. At this time it is not possible to print the document with annotations. The president appreciates and reaffirms the powers of the constitutional court as a. Nkandla report f thulisile madonsela gives politicians head aches, they must get used to taking medicine. Johannesburg public protector thuli madonsela has filed papers opposing an urgent application to prevent her from releasing the provisional report into president jacob zumas nkandla homestead. 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. Below is the full pdf of the nkandla judgement, as well as some selected quotes. 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. There has been public controversy about the use of public funds to make improvements to the compound, which were said to be for security reasons, which cost over r246 million. Madonsela wanted to address nkandla committee news24. Nov 14, 20 zuma directly implicated in nkandla report 09.
Madonsela address nkandla report criticisms by charl bosch aug 3, 2015. Thuli madonselas report on the nkandla scandal is turning into a constitutional crisis. Youve got to deal with my report rationally, reasonably and fairly. Madonselas highlycritical nkandla report, released in march 2014, was met with counterinvestigations by the police minister and others exonerating zuma. Manuels position on economic questions has been seen as seriously problematic by many. 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 public protectors full nkandla report the citizen.
And as mogoeng mogoeng stated, its a day the biblical david fought the well resourced goliath. Aug 19, 2014 nkandla now up to parliament madonsela following the ancs proposal that an ad hoc parliamentary committee be set up for the matter. 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. South africa has a progressive constitution that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and protects the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lgbt people. Eloquently delivering the constitutional court judgement on the so called nkandla matter, following the public protectors report titled secure in comfort chief justice. For foreign direct investment fdi the report may entrench existing perceptions about corruption, he said. 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. After explaining at great length the process of the investigation.
Thuli madonsela strikes back with force by stephen grootes november 20 in the court of public opinion, legal papers. In his view the overall impact of the nkandla scandal itself must be separated from the impact of the report itself. 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. Full text of nkandla report thuli madonsela jacob zuma. Report the report contains the following recommendations.
That is the main finding of madonselas 355page report titled state of capture. Calls for madonsela to appear before nkandla committee. Johannesburg here are a selection of quotes from chief justice mogoeng mogoengs judgment on whether president jacob zuma should pay back some of the taxpayers money spent on nonsecurity upgrades at his private homestead in nkandla. Public protectors report on nkandla security upgrades pmg. 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. As trevor manuel has argued, the ancs stri dent criticism of madonsela is turn ing into an attack on our democratic architecture. Calls for madonsela to appear before nkandla committee news24. 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.
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. Click here to read thuli madonselas statement on the report. National madonsela exposes the rot at the heart of nkandla. Zuma going to court to clarify madonsela state capture.
The ministers of police, state security and public works today abandoned their attempt to prevent public protector thuli madonsela from releasing her draft report on nkandla. The main opposition party launches a criminal corruption case against zuma. Public protector thuli madonsela releases final report on. The nkandla report shows how zuma stole your money to build his r246m home. Ms madonselas longawaited, 400page report on nkandla, titled secure in comfort and released in pretoria on wednesday, conservatively estimated. Constitutional court judgment in the matter handed down on. The public protector believes the shortcomings of the ministers report pdf are partly due. Madonselas 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. Madonsela said zuma misinterpreted the recommendations in her report, released in march 2014, when he appointed police minister nkosinathi nhleko to compile his own nkandla report. Aug 03, 2015 madonsela address nkandla report criticisms by charl bosch aug 3, 2015 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. Secure in comfort is my report as the public protector of the. Stephen grootes spoke to public protector thuli madonsela about her move to join the effs constitutional court bid to make president jacob zuma pay back nkandla money.
Thuli madonsela joins effs bid in nkandla court case 702. She is of the view that minister nhleko gave the matter his best and that he applied his mind to the issues at hand. Thulisile nomkhosi thuli madonsela born 28 september 1962 is a south african advocate. Of course the reaction to it is a setback, she said. 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 problem, though, is that the land on which the nkandla homestead is built is communal. Overall, this is not how it should work and would not work in many other emerging market countries, said montalto. Jan 01, 2014 the main opposition party launches a criminal corruption case against zuma. The public protector on wednesday released her longawaited report on the security upgrades at president jacob zumas private nkandla homestead. There has been public controversy about the use of public funds to make improvements to the compound which were said to be for security reasons which costed over r246 million. Eloquently delivering the constitutional court judgement on the so called nkandla matter, following the public protectors report titled secure in comfort chief justice mogoeng mogoeng said the following. Speaking at a media briefing in pretoria earlier today, madonsela.