/ 25 September 2013

Madonsela still waiting for info on Nkandla

Zuma said he was still paying a bank bond for the five family buildings that form part of the compound.
Zuma said he was still paying a bank bond for the five family buildings that form part of the compound.

Public protector Thuli Madonsela was still waiting on Wednesday for outstanding information to complete her investigation into the upgrade of President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead.

"There is no new update on Nkandla. We have done our part, we have a draft report written, and with any little time we get we keep editing it," she told reporters in Pretoria.

"This is all we can do until we get that information."

Madonsela said she could not disclose who was supplying the information.

"The comprehensive request for the information was on the August 11," she said.

"There was some clarity, that was requested by the party concerned and we have done our best to provide that clarity."

Malice involved
She did not think there was any malice involved in the delay.

"We have now given the party until September 30 to provide the information."

Madonsela's report is expected to shed light on the more than R200-million spent refurbishing Zuma's private homestead at Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal. – Sapa