Public protector thuli madonsela will today divulge matters on the way forward into the eagerly awaited nkandla report on security upgrades to president. Madonsela to announce nkandla report release date the. Thuli madonsela will release the findings of the muchanticipated report in pretoria today at 12. Public protector to release the final nkandla report. 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. President jacob zuma has submitted his longoverdue response to the public protectors nkandla report. Madonsela, a member of the ruling african national congress anc, was accused of being underhanded. Madonsela for her achievements and give her the nobility of the rose to continue her pursuits. Madonsela exposes the rot at the heart of nkandla the. The inkatha freedom party ifp has called on public protector thuli madonsela to release her report into security upgrades at president jacob zumas nkandla residence without delay. Honour for thuli madonsela the woman who took on jacob zuma. Thulisile nomkhosi madonsela south african history online. Public protector thuli madonsela announce her findings on the over r200 million worth of security upgrades to president jacob zumas private. Ifp calls on madonsela to release nkandla report youtube.
Madonsela defends nkandla report hits back at politicians. Johannesburg the public protector has found that president jacob zuma and his family benefited materially from nonsecurity upgrades at his nkandla homestead. 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. Public protector thuli madonsela will announce the release date of her final report on the more than r206million worth of upgrades to president jacob zumas private homestead at nkandla, kwazulu. May 15, 2018 advocate thuli madonsela was appointed to a sevenyear term as the public protector of south africa in 2009 by then president jacob zuma. The release will take place at a media briefing to be held as follows. Apr 25, 2014 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. In 1980, thuli madonsela began her career as an assistant teacher at her former school, evelyn baring high school, in swaziland. Mar 18, 2014 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. The nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there. Thuli madonsela is a woman of great character, a woman who for south africa symbolises what he lady justice stands for. Madonselas highlycritical nkandla report, released in march 2014, was met with counterinvestigations by the police minister and others exonerating zuma.
Meanwhile, in december 20, the 12,000page provisional nkandla report was published on the mail and guardian. While ruling on the public protectors nkandla report the constitutional court said if theres. At the hearing, the president conceded that the public protectors report was binding on him. Her parents, nomasonto and bafana were both traders. Madonsela hits out at shortcomings in nkandla report. Madonsela has been criticised by the african national. Archived from the original pdf on 4 september 2014. Report on an investigation into alleged improper and unethical conduct by the president and other. Nov 02, 2016 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.
While ruling on the public protectors nkandla report. Members of the nkandla ad hoc committee have called for public protector thuli madonsela, former ministers and architect minenhle makhanya to appear before them. 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. Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment. 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. Thuli madonsela reacts to the nkandla report 29 may 2015 6. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. All these things we are discussing are mentioned in the public protectors report as unduly benefiting the president. Public protectors nkandla investigation continues the. She is of the view that minister nhleko gave the matter his best and that he applied his mind to the issues at hand. Nov 02, 2016 thuli madonselas key recommendation is that a judicial commission of inquiry be appointed. Madonsela s report on nkandla came after more than 80% of the projects expected cost had already been spent, and after many of the. Zuma unlikely to be let off state capture hook, says former public protector thuli madonsela.
Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector 2 executive summary 4 1. Read thuli madonselas full state of capture report here. Interview with thuli madonsela nkandla report subscribe to enca for latest news. Jul 23, 2015 outspoken anc mp thandi mahambehlala on thursday attacked public protector thuli madonselas nkandla report, saying that it was misleading. Madonsela responds to nhlekos nkandla report corruption. 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. Public protector thuli madonsela will surge ahead with her investigation into the multimillionrand upgrade of presidentjacob zumas rural homestead in nkandla.
Her husband died when the children were very young. The public protector adv thuli madonsela will release her final report on the investigation into allegations of improper conduct and maladministration relating to security installations and upgrades at the private residence of president zuma in nkandla. Professor thuli madonsela aims to encourage citizens, government, businesses and likeminded organisations to provide resources, incentives and information that will prove crucial for communities to have a. 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. Jacob gedleyihlekisa zuma thulisile nomkhosi madonsela. Thuli madonsela achieved in seven years as public protector what few accomplish in a lifetime. Madonsela made public her findings in march in a 450page report and gave zuma 14 days to respond to it in parliament. 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. Public protector thuli madonsela announce her findings on the over r200million worth of security upgrades to president jacob zumas private residence in nka. 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. Of course the reaction to it is a setback, she said. She was joined by david lewis from corruption watch and. In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of south africa promulgated by then president.
Public portector thuli madonsela s long awaited draft report on the presidents nkandla home is ready. Some of the efforts were highly visible, such as the abortive november 20 attempt by the security. Public protector thuli madonsela has dismissed the african national congresss accusation that the release of the nkandla report implicating president jacob zuma ahead of the may 7 general. 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. The public protector on wednesday released her longawaited report on the security upgrades at president jacob zumas private nkandla homestead. The report s 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. November 15 jacob zumas neighbours are reluctant to comment on the nkandla saga as thuli madonselas preliminary report on nkandla.
Nkandla court bid will shed light on powers of my office. Thuli madonsela raised her two children, a boy and a girl, as a single parent. Read the summary of the judgment here, and download the full document. Interview with thuli madonsela nkandla report youtube. 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. The inkatha freedom party ifp has called on public protector thuli madonsela to release her report into security upgrades at president jacob zumas nkandla. Thulisile nomkhosi madonsela was born in 1962 in soweto. Public protector thuli madonsela will on wednesday release her final report on nkandla, amid criticism of her work. Madonsela responds to nhlekos nkandla report corruption watch.
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. The probe into upgrades to president jacob zumas nkandla home had no political motives, public protector thuli madonsela said on wednesday. Oct 07, 2015 public protector thuli madonsela will join the economic freedom fighters eff legal battle to compel president jacob zuma to comply with her nkandla report. Vbs bank liquidators want nkandla homestead if zuma fails to. Initially zuma had said he would wait for the special investigating unit siu to finalise. 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. Political parties and bodies mostly welcomed the release of public protector thuli madonsela s report on upgrades to president jacob zumas nkandla homestead on wednesday. Read the public protectors full nkandla report the citizen. She served as the public protector of south africa from 19 october 2009 to 14 october 2016.
Wits university and ewn hosted advocate thuli madonsela for a discussion on the nkandla report and its implications for south africa. Advocate thuli madonsela on the nkandla report youtube. Nkandla, thuli madonsela, jacob zuma, constitutional court. Download the unanimous judgment delivered this morning by a full. Thuli madonsela on friday released the provisional report on her 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 nkandla private residence of president jacob zuma. Mar 20, 2014 thuli madonsela paints an extraordinary picture of the many attempts to prematurely end, delay, frustrate, cancel or otherwise undermine the report she released this week. 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 eff also says that order should give zuma 30 days to pay back his portion of the nkandla costs. In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of south. But, on tuesday, anc secretary general gwede mantashe requested that the report be made public to give balance to the findings of public protector thuli madonsela s report on nkandla, due. 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 measures by the department of public works at and in respect of the private. Public protector issues nkandla provisional report. With this rose we honour all who take a stand for what is morally correct, we honor prof. Thuli madonsela is back and fighting for south africa social.
Calls for madonsela to appear before nkandla committee news24. 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. Madonsela was appointed public protector by president jacob zuma for a nonrenewable. 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.
Corruption watch joins eff and da as amicus in nkandla matter 07 feb 2016, 15. Eff call for madonsela s nkandla report to be prioritised. Sep 09, 20 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. These are unprecedented times, and the role of media to tell and record the story of south africa as it. Thuli madonsela tells bongani bingwa that she stands by her initial report on nkandla. Public protector thuli madonsela faces a court interdict from the police, defence, state security and public works ministers to. 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. National madonsela exposes the rot at the heart of nkandla. Join facebook to connect with thuli madonsela and others you may know. 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. Zumas neighbours reluctant to comment on nkandla saga youtube.
State of capture a report of the public protector, 14 october 2016. She obtained a bachelor of law from the university of swaziland in 1987. Adv thuli madonsela speaks at the 2nd uj young african leaders forum duration. Madonsela s highlycritical nkandla report, released in march 2014, was met with counterinvestigations by the police minister and others exonerating zuma.
Download thuli madonselas report on state capture, here. When thuli madonsela released her final report in march, she stipulated that zuma must respond to the national assembly within 14 days he did not. Some called her a heroine, while anc loyalists hissed that she was a traitor. Thuli madonsela s key recommendation is that a judicial commission of inquiry be appointed. Madonsela confident of nkandla findings thuli mandonsela says she doesnt expect the siu or a court to secondguess her nkandla decisions. Read the full state of capture document by former public protector thuli madonsela below. The report s release date was expected to be around february 9, a few days. An ad hoc committee was set up last month to consider nathi nhlekos report that exonerated zuma. 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 protectors report on nkandla mybroadband forum. 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. Feb 14, 2018 with the 5 core pillars of the thuli madonsela foundation being democracy dialogues, access to information, advocacy, research and training.
Oct 24, 2017 president jacob zuma has attacked a report released by former public protector thuli madonsela accusing her of passing the buck by not completing an investigation into allegations of state capture. Nhlekos nkandla report inherently flawed the public protector said the report is problematic because is nhleko is a member of the executive. Public protector thuli madonsela s final report on security upgrades to the compound titled secure in comfort was published on 19 march 2014. Eff call for madonselas nkandla report to be prioritised. Nkandla report not political madonsela the citizen. Thulisile nomkhosi thuli madonsela born 28 september 1962 is a south african advocate. 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. 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. Zuma made a submission to parliament on 14 august 2014 regarding madonsela s report on nkandla.
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