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Nkandla

What did Zuma know about the Nkandla project?
Article
/ 5 July 2013

What did Zuma know about the Nkandla project?

Despite gaps, files suggest that President Jacob Zuma made an input on Nkandla project decisions.

By Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
The Nkandla files: Secrecy obsessions betray political sensitivities
Article
/ 5 July 2013

The Nkandla files: Secrecy obsessions betray political sensitivities

From the start, the battle over state spending on President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla security upgrade has been as much about secrecy as about cost.

By Sam Sole Author and Sam Sole
The Nkandla files: Project railroaded from the start
Article
/ 5 July 2013

The Nkandla files: Project railroaded from the start

Procurement processes were overlooked and cost overruns justified as the team scurried to finish within deadlines imposed by Zuma.

By Craig Mckune
Nkandla: Number One emerges a clear winner
Article
/ 5 July 2013

Nkandla: Number One emerges a clear winner

Jacob Zuma’s share of the ‘security-related’ costs has been whittled down steadily – at the state’s expense.

By Lionel Faull
Editorial: The giant scandal that Zuma owns
Article
/ 5 July 2013

Editorial: The giant scandal that Zuma owns

How did the government decide that it would spend more than R200-million on President Jacob Zuma’s private home?

By Editorial
Long battle to get hold of redacted Nkandla documents
Article
/ 5 July 2013

Long battle to get hold of redacted Nkandla documents

The release of over 12 000 pages of documents marks a victory in the long battle between amaBhungane and the department of public works.

By Vinayak Bhardwaj Author
Nxesi denies accusing Cwele of classifying Nkandla report
Article
/ 2 July 2013

Nxesi denies accusing Cwele of classifying Nkandla report

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi has denied saying State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele classified a report on the upgrade of Jacob Zuma’s home.

By Sapa
Cwele passes the buck on Nkandla report
Article
/ 1 July 2013

Cwele passes the buck on Nkandla report

State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele has denied classifying the report into the R206-million upgrade of President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead.

By Sapa
Zuma’s R800 Nkandla lease agreement
Article
/ 9 June 2013

Zuma’s R800 Nkandla lease agreement

President Jacob Zuma pays a measly R800 to lease his 8.9 hectare Nkandla compound, say reports, and this agreement is in place for 40 years.

By Staff Reporter
Public works’s Nkandla report to be kept secret
Article
/ 13 May 2013

Public works’s Nkandla report to be kept secret

A report into spending on President Jacob Zuma’s private home at Nkandla will be discussed behind closed doors, says the DA.

By Sapa and Staff Reporter
Not the Nkandla news: Madonsela backs teacher who took on the state
Article
/ 24 April 2013

Not the Nkandla news: Madonsela backs teacher who took on the state

After a 10-year battle with the state, a 60-year-old former teacher can now receive her hard-earned pension, following the public protector’s report.

By Sarah Evans
Zuma’s leadership an empty shell
Analysis
/ 8 April 2013

Zuma’s leadership an empty shell

South Africans are crying out for real leadership because they are not getting it from President Jacob Zuma, writes Nickolaus Bauer.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Zuma makes space for China’s Xi in Nkandla
Article
/ 1 April 2013

Zuma makes space for China’s Xi in Nkandla

The M&G can reveal that China’s relationship with its smaller Brics cousin has just become a lot more cosy, with a rural residence for its president.

By Matthew Burbidge
Zuma won’t discuss Nkandla until reports are released
Article
/ 20 March 2013

Zuma won’t discuss Nkandla until reports are released

President Jacob Zuma has declined to "discuss the details" of the public works department’s R206-million security upgrade to his Nkandla homestead.

By Jacques Keet Author
Parliament stunned as full cost of Nkandla is revealed
Article
/ 14 March 2013

Parliament stunned as full cost of Nkandla is revealed

The DA claims the state paid 260% more on President Jacob Zuma’s private home in Nkandla than it did in securing a new prison in the Northern Cape.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Nkandla report to be tabled in Parliament
Article
/ 13 March 2013

Nkandla report to be tabled in Parliament

The report from the task team appointed to probe spending at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead will be tabled in Parliament.

By Sapa
Corruption ‘cannot be business as usual’, says Nxesi
Article
/ 6 March 2013

Corruption ‘cannot be business as usual’, says Nxesi

The public works department is taking steps to curb corruption and collusion, says Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi.

By Sapa
Budget 2013: Pachydermal Nkandla conspicuously absent
Article
/ 1 March 2013

Budget 2013: Pachydermal Nkandla conspicuously absent

Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan failed to mention a single word about the R206-million spent on President Jacob Zuma’s residence at Nkandla.

By Staff Reporter
Editorial: Cronin’s spanner in the works
Article
/ 22 February 2013

Editorial: Cronin’s spanner in the works

Secrecy, impropriety and the failure of accountability coil around each other in a triple helix of misgovernance.

By Editorial
Cronin says ‘problematic’ Nkandla Act could be unconstitutional
Article
/ 21 February 2013

Cronin says ‘problematic’ Nkandla Act could be unconstitutional

Deputy Public Works Minister Jeremy Cronin says Parliament needs to look at the National Key Points Act as it could be unconstitutional.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Correction: No further upgrades for Nkandla
Article
/ 20 February 2013

Correction: No further upgrades for Nkandla

President Jacob Zuma’s rural homestead in Nkandla will not undergo further upgrades as was reported on Tuesday.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Minister announces more upgrades for Nkandla
Article
/ 19 February 2013

Minister announces more upgrades for Nkandla

The state intends to fund further upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s rural homestead in Nkandla, says Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Lekota: Zuma’s Nkandla home like Hitler’s Berghof
Article
/ 19 February 2013

Lekota: Zuma’s Nkandla home like Hitler’s Berghof

The expansion of President Jacob Zuma’s homestead could be compared to that of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s, suggests Cope’s leader.

By Sapa
The big business of corruption
Article
/ 6 February 2013

The big business of corruption

Corruption seems to have become the norm and if big business can’t keep its hands off public funds, can South Africans expect government to do so?

By Nickolaus Bauer
Nkandla cash came from other projects
Article
/ 1 February 2013

Nkandla cash came from other projects

The R206-million spent on security at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla estate was not budgeted for the department of public works has said.

By Stefaans Brummer
Key Points Act a flimsy cover for Nkandla
Analysis
/ 1 February 2013

Key Points Act a flimsy cover for Nkandla

The reasons for the state spending such a staggering sum on President Jacob Zuma’s home are clearly of profound public interest.

By Dario Milo
Cosatu: Nkandla security spending is ‘grotesque’
Article
/ 29 January 2013

Cosatu: Nkandla security spending is ‘grotesque’

The R206-million security upgrade to President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home, in KwaZulu-Natal, is "grotesque", says Cosatu.

By Sapa
Zuma might still be liable for Nkandla’s security costs
Article
/ 28 January 2013

Zuma might still be liable for Nkandla’s security costs

The Act government has used to back its funding of the security upgrades to Nkandla holds the owner of the national key point liable for the costs.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Cosatu: Public works’ Nkandla report reveals nothing new
Article
/ 28 January 2013

Cosatu: Public works’ Nkandla report reveals nothing new

A public works report detailing the costs for President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla home, in KwaZulu-Natal, has revealed nothing new, says Cosatu.

By Sapa
Public protector’s Nkandla investigation continues
Article
/ 28 January 2013

Public protector’s Nkandla investigation continues

Thuli Madonsela’s investigation into the upgrade of Jacob Zuma’s rural home will continue despite the outcomes of a public works report on the matter.

By Nickolaus Bauer
Nkandla: The letter that shows Zuma was aware of the upgrades
Article
/ 27 January 2013

Nkandla: The letter that shows Zuma was aware of the upgrades

The M&G is publishing a letter that dispels Thulas Nxesi’s insistence that Jacob Zuma knew nothing of the R200-million upgrades to his Nkandla home.

By Staff Reporter
‘No evidence’ public money spent on Nkandla
Article
/ 27 January 2013

‘No evidence’ public money spent on Nkandla

No state funds were used to upgrade President Jacob Zuma’s private rural residence in Nkandla, says Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi.

By Nickolaus Bauer
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