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Thulas Nxesi

Nxesi to pay DA’s application for Nkandla report
Article
/ 18 February 2014

Nxesi to pay DA’s application for Nkandla report

A court has ruled that the minister of public works will pay the costs of the DA’s application for the release of the full Nklandla report.

By Jenna Etheridge
Nxesi clears Zuma of Nkandla scandal
Article
/ 19 December 2013

Nxesi clears Zuma of Nkandla scandal

Taking full responsibility for "the project", Minister Thulas Nxesi says Jacob Zuma had no knowledge of upgrades done to his Nkandla homestead.

By Sarah Evans
Nkandla: Nxesi explains why security upgrade was essential
Article
/ 19 December 2013

Nkandla: Nxesi explains why security upgrade was essential

From Nkandla’s rural setting to neighbours threatening the president’s safety, public works explains the security upgrade to Jacob Zuma’s homestead.

By Sapa
Ministers make contradictions on Nkandla
Article
/ 2 December 2013

Ministers make contradictions on Nkandla

Ministers Gugile Nkwinti and Thulas Nxesi have disagreed with each other over the sale of houses at Nkandla, says a report.

By Sapa
Pimples: Hey big spender, Pravin is on the warpath
Videos
/ 30 October 2013

Pimples: Hey big spender, Pravin is on the warpath

Sylvia Lucas, Edna Molewa and Thulas Nxesi are on a shopping spree. They clearly didn’t get the memo from Pravin about trimming the fat.

By Staff Reporter and Pimples
Nkandla upgrades ‘for personnel, not the president’
Article
/ 13 October 2013

Nkandla upgrades ‘for personnel, not the president’

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi has been under fire over the findings of the Nkandla task team, which found irregularities in procurement.

By Sapa
Nxesi: DA’s Nkandla court bid is about scoring points
Article
/ 2 October 2013

Nxesi: DA’s Nkandla court bid is about scoring points

Minister Thulas Nxesi says he "will not play politics" over the DA’s court bid forcing his department to reveal its report about upgrades to Nkandla.

By Sapa
Cronin: Public works ‘not proud of’ misspending R3.5bn
Article
/ 18 September 2013

Cronin: Public works ‘not proud of’ misspending R3.5bn

Public Works’s Jeremy Cronin says his department has irregularly spent R3.65-billion, with a large sum of it resulting from irregular lease contracts.

By Sapa
Nxesi: We are not stopping Madonsela’s Nkandla probe
Article
/ 8 September 2013

Nxesi: We are not stopping Madonsela’s Nkandla probe

Thulas Nxesi says Cabinet ministers’ meetings with the public protector have nothing to do with "sensational claims of trying stop the investigation".

By Sapa
Nxesi won’t budge on Nkandla report
Article
/ 20 August 2013

Nxesi won’t budge on Nkandla report

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi has insisted the report into alleged misspending at Nkandla remains secret to protect the president’s security.

By Sapa
Numsa: Declassify the Nkandla documents
Article
/ 12 July 2013

Numsa: Declassify the Nkandla documents

Cosatu’s largest affiliate Numsa has called on Thulas Nxesi to declassify the report into the multimillion-rand upgrade of Nkandla.

By Charles Molele
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
Nxesi aims to soothe naysayers about state of public works
Article
/ 7 May 2013

Nxesi aims to soothe naysayers about state of public works

A day before he delivers his controversial department’s budget to Parliament, Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi says the department has stabilised.

By Andisiwe Makinana
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
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
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
Opinion: Double standards are the new cool
Article
/ 29 January 2013

Opinion: Double standards are the new cool

Whatever happened to admitting you were wrong, asks Verashni Pillay, as she tracks the double standards of Moeletsi Mbeki, FNB, the ANC and more.

By Verashni Pillay
Public works department admits to spending R65m on renovations
Article
/ 21 January 2013

Public works department admits to spending R65m on renovations

The department of public works has confirmed that it did spend R65-million on renovating ministers’ houses, said a departmental spokesperson.

By Sapa
DA demands answers from Nxesi for R65m renovations bill
Article
/ 20 January 2013

DA demands answers from Nxesi for R65m renovations bill

The Democratic Alliance has said Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi must explain how R65-million was spent renovating ministers’ houses.

By Sapa
State paying for Zuma brothers’ home renovations
Article
/ 2 December 2012

State paying for Zuma brothers’ home renovations

Media reports say taxpayers money has allegedly been used to pay for renovations to the homes of President Jacob Zuma’s two brothers.

By Sapa
M&G asks court for access to Nkandla money details
Article
/ 23 November 2012

M&G asks court for access to Nkandla money details

The M&G Centre for Investigative Journalism (amaBhungane) filed papers on Thursday

By Amabhungane
Editorial: Totally inadequate response to crises
Article
/ 12 October 2012

Editorial: Totally inadequate response to crises

This week the government responded to two of the issues facing a depressed South Africa – Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla upgrade and protracted strikes.

By Editorial
Public works ducks questions on Zuma’s Nkandla upgrade
Article
/ 11 October 2012

Public works ducks questions on Zuma’s Nkandla upgrade

The public works department has missed the deadline for answering an access-to-information request by the M&G Centre for Investigative Journalism.

By Amabhungane
Cronin: Public works will watch Nkandla process
Article
/ 10 October 2012

Cronin: Public works will watch Nkandla process

The public works department will keep a close eye on the process to spend nearly R240-million on upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead.

By Sapa
Nearly R600m spent on roads for Nkandla upgrade
Article
/ 10 October 2012

Nearly R600m spent on roads for Nkandla upgrade

Two new road networks worth R582-million have been built in President Jacob Zuma’s village in KwaNxamalala, Nkandla – thanks mostly to state funds.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 8 October 2012

Nkandla security dwarfs that of other presidents’ homes

A look at the books has shown spending on President Jacob Zuma’s private residence at Nkandla dwarfs spending on the homes of previous presidents.

By Faranaaz Parker
Nkandla’s cost: Trapping the mole in the bunker
Article
/ 5 October 2012

Nkandla’s cost: Trapping the mole in the bunker

The department of public works says the source of the leak about Nkandla’s escalating costs will be found and brought to book.

By Matuma Letsoala
Zumaville: Last-minute attempt to hide costs
Article
/ 4 October 2012

Zumaville: Last-minute attempt to hide costs

The Nkandla homestead appears to have been declared a national key point and thus subject to blanket secrecy.

By Sally Evans, Craig Mckune and Stefaans Brummer
Nxesi contradicts handbook on Nkandla upgrade
Article
/ 2 October 2012

Nxesi contradicts handbook on Nkandla upgrade

The Ministerial Handbook has again been used to veil state officials’ spending of public funds on private luxuries – this time on Zuma’s Nkandla home.

By Faranaaz Parker
Province in crisis: Battle lines drawn in Limpopo
Article
/ 20 January 2012

Province in crisis: Battle lines drawn in Limpopo

The Cabinet has upped the stakes in its war against maladministration in Limpopo, following the controversial takeover of the province’s departments.

By Lynley Donnelly
Concerted campaign to keep police lease
Article
/ 9 December 2011

Concerted campaign to keep police lease

Property tycoon Roux Shabangu has joined other voices in a public effort to validate the deal.

By Sam Sole Author, Heidi Swart and Craig Mckune
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