At this time it is not possible to print the document with annotations. Nkandla draft report says madonselas findings not binding. Youve got to deal with my report rationally, reasonably. Public protector advocate thuli madonsela to release the final nkandla report. Instead, all of the above facilities were located close to zumas home and. Thuli madonsela is completing her term of office today. Madonsela s highlycritical nkandla report, released in march 2014, was met with counterinvestigations by the police minister and others exonerating zuma. 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. The people of south africa that are joining us through several tv and radio. While ruling on the public protectors nkandla report the constitutional court said if theres. Bambatha, for example, prepared his rebellion against colonialism in great secrecy from the nkandla forest. The source said, although the reader was not meant to discuss the nkandla serve, madonsela s office was expecting the anc to do the matter and the u was at report to add any provisional to the past. Madonsela has not sent nkandla report to parliament. How thuli madonsela allegedly helped jacob zumas rise to the top according to reports, a state capture witness says the best of enemies thuli madonsela and jacob zuma were previously on.
Click here to read thuli madonsela s statement on the report. By being steadfast and not allowing herself to be drawn into derogatory comments about herself, she strengthens her message, instead of weakening it as her detractors may have intended. The report also explores the issue of dignity as a right. She is of the view that minister nhleko gave the matter his best and that he. Public protector thuli madonsela announce her findings on the over r200million worth of security upgrades to president jacob zumas private residence in nka. 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. Thuli madonsela is a south african advocate and professor of the law currently holding the position of professor at stellenbosch universitys law faculty since january 2018. 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. In a hardhitting report pdf released in march 2014, madonsela recommended that president zuma apologise and pay back a. Taking notes on leadership from thuli madonsela gsb.
Thuli madonsela strikes back with force by stephen grootes november 20 in the court of public opinion, legal papers. Saa route to india and that president zuma was at the gupta residence when the offer was made. In a hardhitting report pdf released in march 2014, madonsela recommended that president zuma apologise and pay back a reasonable portion of the money spent on refurbishments not related to security. Madonsela responds to nhlekos nkandla report corruption.
Secure in comfort is my report as the public protector of the. Madonsela s report not alpha and omega fikile mbalula. 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. 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. South africas public protector thuli madonsela wins. Her parents, bafana and nomasonto, were traders and sent her to evelyn baring high school in nhlangano, swaziland, from where her family originates. Secure in comfort is my report as the public protector of the republic of.
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. 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. 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. Zuma deflected a decision on whether he should repay any of the money spent at nkandla to. 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. Madonsela hits out at shortcomings in nkandla report. 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 rest of the report, including respondents and complainants, will then get the pile as provisional as overt thereafter. Kwazulunatal province, the nkandla complex report 25 of 2014.
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. 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. Thuli madonsela advocate thulisile madonsela was born in johannesburg in 1962 and grew up in soweto. Madonsela confident of nkandla findings thuli mandonsela says she doesnt expect the siu or a court to secondguess her nkandla decisions. Thuli madonsela biography, age, family, husband, awards. In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of south africa promulgated by then president nelson mandela. Several of these institutions are empowered to investigate, report and. Qs manual and the qs unit is required to scrutinize these reports in. In madonsela s 20 report pipes to nowhere, she estimates that the government will need r44. Of course the reaction to it is a setback, she said. Pdf the rare leadership model, jacob zuma and nkandla. In her highestprofile work to date she investigated the south african presidents alleged use of taxpayers money to purchase millions of dollarsworth of home improvements to his personal residence at nkandla. Public protector thuli madonsela releases final report on.
Read the summary of the judgment here, and download the full document. I refer to your correspondence dated 21 august 2014. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. 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. How thuli madonsela allegedly helped jacob zumas rise to. Read the public protectors full nkandla report the citizen. Apart from the release of a statement by the presidency on 03. The people of south africa that are joining us through several tv and radio live broadcasts. Courage, integrity, tenacity, vision, diplomacy and sound judgment guided by. Topic modelling of news articles for two consecutive elections in. 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. That is the main finding of madonselas 355page report titled state of capture. Zuma benefited unduly from nkandla upgrade madonsela. 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.
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. Capetown, 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. The current public protector, advocate thuli madonsela, is now at the end of her sevenyear nonrenewable appointment. After school, she worked as an assistant teacher from 1980 to 1983. Thuli madonsela s key recommendation is that a judicial commission of inquiry be appointed. 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. Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment. The nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there. Thuli madonsela during a media briefing to release the report on an investigation into allegations of impropriety and unethical conduct relating to the installation and implementation of security. Madonsela exposes the rot at the heart of nkandla the. Madonsela has been criticised by the african national. The report found that motsoenengs salary increased from r1.
National madonsela exposes the rot at the heart of nkandla. A draft report by the parliamentary committee on the nkandla controversy has absolved president jacob zuma and concluded that public protector thuli madonsela s findings against him on misspending. Nkandla report thuli madonsela jacob zuma internet archive. Praised and vilified in equal measures, madonsela has frequently found herself at centre stage in the increasingly fractious south african political scene. Madonsela has a long history in the field of social justice, having been part of the 1996 team that drafted the final constitution of south africa.
The nkandla report shows how zuma stole your money to build his r246m home. The indignity of pit toilets and the importance of thuli. Performance of chapter 9 institutions constitutionnet. In her final days in office she compiled the explosive state capture report and, before that, the report on president jacob zumas nkandla residence. She has been recognised through numerous global awards. More than the 783 corruption charges reinstated in april this year after the high court in pretoria found that the. She showed all the characteristics and skills of what a leader truly requires in this day and age. Nkandla, ending her career as public protector with a detailed and hardhitting report on state capture. Public portector thuli madonsela s long awaited draft report on the presidents nkandla home is ready. Briefing parliaments portfolio committee on public works, nxesi said there was no need for the committee to see the report until public protector thuli madonsela had completed her investigation. Republic of south africa, his excellency j g zuma, at nkandla in the. Zuma benefited unduly from nkandla upgrade madonsela now that public protector thuli madonsela has released her longawaited report on the spending of taxpayers money to upgrade president jacob zumas nkandla homestead, the country waits with bated breath for zumas response, writes legalbrief. But this is not what happened at nkandla, as revealed in madonsela s final investigation report into the matter.
It is steeped in an understanding of the social and economic relevance of dignity. Madonsela s office dealt with over 35,000 complaints in 2012. 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. Shortly after public protector thuli madonsela s final report on security upgrades to president jacob zumas private residence at nkandla was published on 19 march, the da sent a bulk text message to gauteng voters which reads. State of capture is my report in terms of section 1821b of the constitution of the. As a country we should salute her for her integrity and her tenacity to always strive for the greater good. She is also a lifelong activist on social justice, constitutionalism, human rights, good governance and the rule of law and has served as athe public protector of south. I have noted your restatement of the contents of your report titled secure in comfort. The early history of struggle in our country is full of good examples. Makanda, cetshwayo, sekhukhune and bambatha made use of secret methods to organise resistance. She served as the public protector of south africa from 19 october 2009 to 14 october 2016. Benefits madonsela found he had improperly benefited from a grand, excessive, opulent and obscene.
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