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. 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 strikes back with force by stephen grootes november 20 in the court of public opinion, legal papers. Download the report here 2,5mb pdf the key highlight of the 355page report appears to be that former public protector thuli madonsela has recommended a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture. Thuli madonsela joins effs bid in nkandla court case 702. She showed all the characteristics and skills of what a leader truly requires in this day and age. Advocate thuli madonsela on the nkandla report youtube.
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 will join the economic freedom fighters eff legal battle to compel president jacob zuma to comply with her nkandla report. Public protector thuli madonsela releases final report on. Public protector thuli madonsela is expected to correct certain misstatements and determinations contained in her nkandla report, after being accused by african national congress anc members of lying about the true costs of upgrades at president jacob zumas private home. In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of south africa promulgated by then president nelson mandela.
Oct 20, 20 public portector thuli madonsela s long awaited draft report on the presidents nkandla home is ready. According to this media report the presidents private residence was being improved and upgraded at enormous expense to. Read the public protectors full nkandla report the citizen. Hope is restored in the constitutional dream thuli. Public protector thuli madonsela breaks her silence when she addresses the media in pretoria on thursday. Public protector thuli madonsela announce her findings on the over r200million worth of security upgrades to president jacob zumas private residence in nka. Read thuli madonselas full state of capture report here. Court affidavits suggest the public protector was not given all the documents that would allow for a comprehensive investigation. Thuli madonsela biography, age, husband, contact details. Thulisile nomkhosi thuli madonsela born 28 september 1962 is a south african advocate. At the media conference to release her nkandla report, madonsela said the ombud was a. State of capture public protector report by cathryn reece on scribd. I am writing to you to request clarity on your comments on the report i prepared, filed. An ad hoc committee was set up last month to consider nathi nhlekos report that exonerated zuma.
Thuli madonsela addresses the media on anc and nkandla. Thulisile thuli nomkhosi madonsela is the chief patron of the thuli madonsela foundation and is currently a harvard advanced leadership fellow for the year 2017. Upon her return to sa, she will take up a chair in social justice at the law faculty at stellenbosch university su. The indignity of pit toilets and the importance of thuli. In her final days in office she compiled the explosive state capture report and, before that, the report on president jacob zumas nkandla residence. 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. With the constitutional courts unanimous and stinging judgment ringing in everyones ears, advocate thuli madonsela sat down for what will most likely be one of her last major press. 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. 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. The state capture report which president jacob zuma had tried to interdict has gone public. Thuli madonsela who was born thulisile nomkhosi madonsela is a south african advocate and professor of the law. Zuma sends a response to madonselas nkandla report. Nov 02, 2016 the office of the public protector has released the longawaited report into state capture.
What can we learn from thuli madonselas management style. Zuma made a submission to parliament on 14 august 2014 regarding madonsela s report on nkandla. Honour for thuli madonsela the woman who took on jacob. Mar 19, 2014 public protector, advocate thuli madonsela, has just wrapped up her reading of the controversial nkandla report at the public protector house conference room in pretoria, which details her office. 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. During her tenure she investigated several high profile cases, including the probe into state resources allocated to zumas nkandla residence upgrade secure in comfort 19 march 2014 and the state capture report state of capture 2 november 2016. Courage, integrity, tenacity, vision, diplomacy and sound judgment guided by. 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.
After school, she worked as an assistant teacher from 1980 to 1983. Madonsela, who was accused at the height of the nkandla controversy of being a cia spy by one deputy minister, calmly dismisses suggestions of political pressure in her work, saying none of her staff have faced intimidation. Nothing prevents public protector thuli madonsela from handing her final report into alleged misspending of state funds on president jacob zumas home in nkandla to parliament, deputy justice minister john jeffery said on sunday. 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 would think of the comments. According to this media report the presidents private. Apart from the release of a statement by the presidency on 03. At this time it is not possible to print the document with annotations. It is the story of the south african peoples attempt to hold power to account through the office of the public protector. Taking notes on leadership from thuli madonsela human rights activist and advocate thuli madonsela has more to offer south africans than her hardline stance on government corruption she embodies a leadership quality that others would do well to emulate. Public protector, advocate thuli madonsela, has just wrapped up her reading of the controversial nkandla report at the public protector house. Thuli madonsela is completing her term of office today. Click here to read thuli madonselas statement on the report. Public protectors report on nkandla mybroadband forum.
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. Quintal g jacob zuma to take thuli madonselas remedial action ruling. This is something that thuli madonsela demonstrates very strongly. Advocate thulisile madonsela was born in johannesburg in 1962 and grew up. Madonsela responds to nhlekos nkandla report corruption. Read the summary of the judgment here, and download the full document. Her predecessor, lawrence mushwana, was accused of being executive minded, having come down on the side of government one too many times, in cases that analysists insisted should have swung the other way. 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. Taking notes on leadership from thuli madonsela gsb. Her final report on security upgrades to zumas homestead titled secure in comfort was. She served as the public protector of south africa from 19 october 2009 to 14 october 2016.
Madonsela exposes the rot at the heart of nkandla the. Nkandla, ending her career as public protector with a detailed and hardhitting report on state capture. Download the constitutional court nkandla judgment. News public protector, thuli madonsela, has come under fire recently about a letter she wrote to president jacob zuma demanding he respond to her ultimatum regarding her findings in the nkandla report. Her parents, bafana and nomasonto, were traders and sent her to evelyn baring high school in nhlangano, swaziland, from where her family originates. Mar 06, 2014 public protector advocate thuli madonsela to release the final nkandla report. 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. 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 residence of president jacob zuma at nkandla in kwazulunatal.
Nov 02, 2016 the state capture report which president jacob zuma had tried to interdict has gone public. 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. She is currently holding the position of professor at stellenbosch universitys law faculty since january 2018. Full text of nkandla report thuli madonsela jacob zuma. South africas public protector thuli madonsela wins transparency internationals integrity award. For her role as public prosecutor madonsela received international praise for her efficiency. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector.
Madonsela hits out at shortcomings in nkandla report. Download the state capture report here techcentral. The public protector accounts to the national assembly of parliament so all reports can be submitted there, jeffery told a media briefing of cabinets justice and. While ruling on the public protectors nkandla report the constitutional court said if theres disagreement with. Public protector advocate thuli madonsela to release the final nkandla report. 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. She is of the view that minister nhleko gave the matter his best and that he applied his mind to the issues at hand. 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. In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of south.
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. South africas public protector thuli madonsela wins. 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. 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. 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.
Archived from the original pdf on 4 september 2014. Public protector thuli madonsela will release her final report on nkandla tomorrow, amid criticism of her work. Wits university and ewn hosted advocate thuli madonsela for a discussion on the nkandla report and its implications for south africa. Taking notes on leadership from thuli madonsela skills. No longer whispering to power is about thuli madonsela s tenure as public protector, during which the whisper grew into a cry. 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. Zuma made a submission to parliament on 14 august 2014 regarding madonselas report on nkandla. Public protector thuli madonsela will on wednesday release her final report on nkandla, amid criticism of her work. 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. Thulisile nomkhosi madonsela south african history online. 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 nkandla report shows how zuma stole your money to build his r246m home.
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 reports release date was expected to be around february 9, a few days. Text of the letter from president jacob zuma to public protector thuli madonsela, september 11 2014. The nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there. Madonsela responds to nhlekos nkandla report corruption watch. 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. She served as the public protector of south africa from 19 october 2009. According to a report by the south african human rights commission sahrc compiled under the watch of thuli madonselas predecessor in the office of the public protector, lawrence mushwana, and presented to parliament in 2012 1. Click here to read thuli madonsela s statement on the report. Nkandla court bid will shed light on powers of my office. Zuma benefited unduly from nkandla upgrade madonsela. Madonsela defends nkandla report hits back at politicians. Thuli madonsela, to investigate the spending on nkandla.
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