The eff also says that order should give zuma 30 days to pay back his portion of the nkandla costs. The presidency has lodged a complaint with the office of the public protector regarding the leaking of an audio recording of the discussions that took place during the meeting between president jacob zuma and the former public protector, advocate thuli madonsela, during her investigation into allegations of state capture, which was. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. While ruling on the public protectors nkandla report the constitutional court said if. Madonsela defends nkandla report hits back at politicians 11th september 2015 3rd august 2015 by alec hogg news24 public protector thuli madonsela has hit back at politicians who have attacked her office and her report on the upgrades to president jacob zumas nkandla home, saying she wondered what former president nelson mandela. In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of south africa promulgated by then president nelson mandela. The public protector releases her secure in comfort report detailing the investigation into the nkandla upgrades. Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment. Of course the reaction to it is a setback, she said.
The deadline for president jacob zuma to submit to parliament his response to public protector thuli madonselas damning report on security upgrades at his private residence at. Thuli madonselas last day in office as public protector is a testament to. 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. 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. Archived from the original pdf on 4 september 2014. She graduated with a ba in law from the university of swaziland in 1987, and an llb from the university of the witwatersrand in 1990. Interview with thuli madonsela nkandla report duration. Madonsela exposes the rot at the heart of nkandla the. Known as the chapter nine institutions, pdf named for the chapter. For foreign direct investment fdi the report may entrench existing perceptions about corruption, he said. An ad hoc committee was set up last month to consider nathi nhlekos report that exonerated zuma. Download all 355 pages of the public protectors state of capture report. Download thuli madonselas report on state capture, here by thatwallace november 2, 2016 as has been widely reported today, the courts have finally spoken and jacob zuma has failed in his attempts to stop the release of the public protectors report into state capture and the report was released to the public earlier today. 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.
It is the story of the south african peoples attempt to hold power to account through the office of the public protector. Thuli madonsela strikes back with force by stephen grootes november 20 in the court of public opinion, legal papers. Public protector thuli madonsela will on wednesday release her final report on nkandla, amid criticism of her work. Interview with thuli madonsela nkandla report youtube.
Thuli madonsela achieved in seven years as public protector what few accomplish in a lifetime. Duduzane zuma and the son of free state premier ace magashule. Public protector thuli madonsela s final nkandla report stems from an investigation that took roughly a year to conclude, and it will be detailed and technical. Republic of south africa, his excellency j g zuma, at nkandla in the. She served as the public protector of south africa from 19 october 2009 to 14 october 2016. A draft report by the parliamentary committee on the nkandla controversy has absolved president jacob zuma and concluded that public protector thuli madonselas findings against him on misspending. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading no longer whispering to power. That is the main finding of madonselas 355page report titled state of. In her final days in office she compiled the explosive state of capture report and, two years before that, secure in comfort, the report on president jacob zumas nkandla residence. Public protector thuli madonsela will surge ahead with her investigation into the multimillionrand upgrade of presidentjacob zumas rural homestead in. The anc is hosting a news briefing on thursday 20th march to respond to the findings of public prosecutor thuli madonselas report on spending on president jacob zumas nkandla homestead. Public protector thuli madonselas draft nkandla report has painted a picture of senior government officials bending over backwards to please president jacob zuma without his instructions. Honour for thuli madonsela the woman who took on jacob. In an ideal world possibly public protector thuli madonselas the many additions to president jacob zumas nkandla homestead would have changed the lives of the impoverished local.
Nkandla draft report says madonselas findings not binding. Johannesburg the nkandla report will likely be unfavourably viewed by potential foreign direct investors, warned peter attard montalto, emerging markets economist at nomura. To sign up for our free daily headline newsletter or to resubscribe to it. The reports release date was expected to be around february 9, a few days before president jacob zumas stateofthenation address, but madonsela extended the deadline for responses at the request of one of the parties. Madonsela found in a 2014 report that zuma had unduly benefited from state. The story of thuli madonsela kindle edition by gqubule, thandeka.
Thuli madonsela, to investigate the spending on nkandla. 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 confident of nkandla findings thuli mandonsela says she doesnt expect the siu or a court to secondguess her nkandla decisions. Madonselas highlycritical nkandla report, released in march 2014, was met with counterinvestigations by the police minister and others exonerating zuma.
Madonsela said in her report, released in march 2014, that zuma should pay back a portion of the r246m spent on upgrades to his nkandla homestead that were not related to security. The public protector on wednesday released her longawaited report on the security upgrades at president jacob zumas private nkandla homestead. The report calls for the president to reprimand the ministers who oversaw the project, and recommend that he. Thuli was born in johannesburg in 1962, the daughter of informal traders bafana and nomasonto, and grew up in soweto. Public protector thuli madonsela announce her findings on the over r200million worth of security upgrades to president jacob zumas private residence in nka. Secure in comfort is my report as the public protector of the. Following police minister nkosinathi nhlekos presentation of his comedic nkandla report on thursday, the immediate instinct of the media was to get public protector thuli madonselas reaction. Eff call for madonselas nkandla report to be prioritised. Thulisile nomkhosi thuli madonsela born 28 september 1962 is a south african advocate. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Madonsela defends nkandla report hits back at politicians.
Read the full state of capture document by former public protector thuli madonsela below. In an ideal world possibly public protector thuli madonsela s the many additions to president jacob zumas nkandla homestead would have changed the lives of the impoverished local. These are unprecedented times, and the role of media to. The nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there. 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. Section 74 gives the public protector full and free access to any. 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. Read the public protectors full nkandla report the citizen. Jacob zumas nkandla home behind the huts is pictured in kwazulunatal province, south africa, on august 2, 2012.
Based on thuli madonsela s report, the da has calculated that zuma is liable for at least an amount of r52. Dday for jzs response on thulis nkandla report today. Public protectors nkandla investigation continues the. Release detailed case study reports of the stateowned. Public protector thuli madonselas final nkandla report stems from an investigation that took roughly a year to conclude, and it will be detailed and technical. The head of south africas public protector, thuli madonsela, ends. Given the nature of the investigation, it is widely believed that the report will implicate zuma in yet another scandal. Madonsela was appointed public protector by president jacob zuma for a nonrenewable. Download thuli madonselas report on state capture, here.
These are unprecedented times, and the role of media to tell and record the story of south africa as it. No longer whispering to power is about thuli madonselas tenure as public protector, during which the whisper grew into a cry. Thuli madonselas key recommendation is that a judicial commission of inquiry be appointed. The reports release date was expected to be around february 9, a few days before president jacob zumas stateofthenation address, but madonsela extended the deadline for responses at the. 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. Read the summary of the judgment here, and download the full document. 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. Johannesburg former public protector thuli madonsela has cautioned president jacob zuma and others implicated in her state of capture report not to make the same mistakes that were made with the. 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. Based on thuli madonselas report, the da has calculated that zuma is liable for at least an amount of r52.
Durban public protector thuli madonsela has blasted a report by police minister nathi nhleko on nkandla, saying it is unnecessary, has no legal basis and is riddled with mistakes. Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment corruption. 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. Interview with thuli madonsela nkandla report subscribe to enca for latest news. Public portector thuli madonselas long awaited draft report on the presidents nkandla home is ready. At the media conference to release her nkandla report, madonsela said the ombud was a fairly recent innovation in the area of public accountability globally. Public protector thuli madonsela will today divulge matters on the way forward into the eagerly awaited nkandla report on security upgrades to president jacob zumas kwazulunatal homestead. She attended evelyn baring high school in nhlangano in swaziland, from where her family originates. The speaker maintained her position that the national assembly, through setting up ad hoc committees and considering several reports, fulfilled. Read thuli madonselas full state of capture report here.