According to the executive members ethics act under which madonsela investigated the nkandla matter the public protector had to submit her report to the president within 30 days of. Presidents submission in response to public protectors report on nkandla 25 september 2014 chairperson. In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of south africa promulgated by then president nelson mandela. Thulisile nomkhosi madonsela south african history online. The public protector on wednesday released her longawaited report on the security upgrades at president jacob zumas private nkandla homestead. President jacob zuma says that there was a political reason behind the public protectors report on nkandla. 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. Addressing the ad hoc committee on thursday, anc chief whip mathole motshekga said madonsela had misled south africa about nkandla. Read the public protectors full nkandla report the citizen. In her report madonsela found president jacob zuma and his family unduly benefited from a r246 million security upgrade to his private nkandla homestead in. Madonsela has been such a champion a formidable guard and a staunch defender of the. 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. Johannesburg the report relating to upgrades at president jacob zumas nkandla homestead will be released by public protector thuli madonsela on wednesday. It says madonsela s 400page report on nkandla, titled secure in comfort, conservatively estimated the value of the upgrades at r246m, following her probe.
Madonsela has been criticised by the african national. Madonsela responds to nhlekos nkandla report corruption. I refer to your correspondence dated 21 august 2014. Thuli madonsela, appointed in terms of the constitution of the republic of south africa the constitution 4. Chapter 9, dignity, the neocolonial state and the party. Following minister of police nathi nhlekos nkandla report which was released to the public yesterday afternoon, public protector advocate thuli madonsela has now responded to his findings therein. Madonsela wanted to address nkandla committee voice of. 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. I have noted your restatement of the contents of your report titled secure in comfort. Zuma deflected a decision on whether he should repay any of the money spent at nkandla to. It says madonselas 400page report on nkandla, titled secure in comfort, conservatively estimated the value of the upgrades at r246m, following her probe. Theres been a huge outcry over nkandla with claims. For her role as public prosecutor madonsela received international praise for her efficiency. Madonsela writes that, at one point, she was dealing with seven attorneys and five.
We should not, and cannot, apologise when we say the report of the public protector is misleading and has misled the nation, he said. The nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there. Thuli madonsela advocate thulisile madonsela was born in johannesburg in 1962 and grew up in soweto. As a country we should salute her for her integrity and her tenacity to always strive for the greater good. Madonsela wrote a letter to zuma dated 21 august 2014, stating that his submission to parliament was not an adequate response to her report and requesting a response to her letter by 4 september 2014. Adv thuli madonsela, the public protector and the political principals who were in fact involved in the project. The report has, for now, been released to organs of state within the security cluster for them to make comments on security concerns they might have, it said in a statement. The indignity of pit toilets and the importance of thuli.
Zuma benefited unduly from nkandla upgrade madonsela. 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. In her report on the r246m spent on security upgrades at nkandla, madonsela indicated the president needed to repay all nonsecurity related expenses at nkandla. Public protector thuli madonsela will write to president jacob zuma to point out limitations in police minister nathi nhlekos nkandla report, her office said on friday.
Earlier this month, nxesi gave madonsela a copy of a classified investigation report into the spending but said it would still remain secret. It also the president should have questioned the scale, costs and affordability of the upgrades. Public protectors report on nkandla security upgrades. Madonselas nkandla report flawed by charl bosch oct 10, 2014 a kwazulunatalbased law firm has lodged a complaint against public protector thuli madonsela, stating that her report into the r246million upgrades at president jacob zumas private nkandla residence was riddled with flaws, inaccuracies and contradictions. Nkandla makes for a worthy case study in this endeavour for at least two reasons. 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. He said there was no amphitheatre, but merely steps, those terraces. The nkandla report shows how zuma stole your money to build his r246m home. According to the report, madonsela said zuma had told parliament that his. Public protectors report on nkandla security upgrades pmg. Thuli madonsela strikes back with force by stephen grootes november 20 in the court of public opinion, legal papers. The lavish nkandla project cost the taxpayer r246million and dogged the presidents reelection campaign after public protector thuli madonsela found that he had derived undue benefit from it.
Apart from the release of a statement by the presidency on 03. Nkandla is a homestead 5 in rural kwazulunatal, his birthplace. Public protector advocate thuli madonsela to release the final nkandla report. Zuma made a submission to parliament on 14 august 2014 regarding madonsela s report on nkandla. When inaugurated as president of the rsa, security upgrades were required to nkandla, the private residence of jacob zuma. Dear advocate madonsela, report to the speaker of the national assembly regarding the security upgrades at the nkandla private residence of his excellency president jacob zuma. She said she stood by her own report and wanted to ensure that zuma was placed in a position to make an informed decision not based on withheld or distorted information. Public protectors report on nkandla mybroadband forum. Sapa reports public protector thuli madonsela has released her provisional report on the upgrade to president jacob zumas nkandla homestead, her office said on friday.
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. She is of the view that minister nhleko gave the matter his best and that he applied his mind to the issues at hand. 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. Madonsela made public her findings in march in a 450page report and gave zuma 14 days to respond to it. 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. Anc mp wont let madonsela address nkandla committee. Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment. Pdf the rare leadership model, jacob zuma and nkandla. Public protector thuli madonsela releases final report on. Madonsela defends nkandla report hits back at politicians.
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. 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. Thuli madonsela is completing her term of office today. Thuli madonselas other reports thuli madonsela may be renowned for her groundbreaking reports on the nkandla and state capture scandals, but these were a mere two among many.
Madonsela exposes the rot at the heart of nkandla the. While ruling on the public protectors nkandla report the constitutional court said if theres disagreement with. The reports release date was expected to be around february 9, a few days. 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. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. 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. No longer whispering to power is about thuli madonselas tenure as public protector, during which the whisper grew into a cry. Public portector thuli madonselas long awaited draft report on the presidents nkandla home is ready. Public protector thuli madonsela will on wednesday release her final report on nkandla, amid criticism of her work. Madonsela releases provisional nkandla report ehowzit. Public protector thuli madonsela announce her findings on the over r200million worth of security upgrades to president jacob zumas private residence in nka.
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