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Stefaans Brümmer answers questions about the legality of publishing details from the public protector provisional report into Nkandla.
BONENELA CONSTRUCTION

Zuma’s builder pleads guilty, proclaims innocence

Nkandla builder Thandeka Nene says a R7-billion fraud accusation against her in the Seychelles is a "political manoeuvre" – despite a guilty verdict.

  • Phillip De Wet
3 min read
Thande Nene was arrested on allegations of fraud in the Seychelles just before Christmas.
JACOB ZUMA

Zuma’s dodgy Nkandla builder pays fine following Seychelles arrest

President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead builder Thandeka Nene, who was arrested for fraud in the Seychelles, is back home as a free woman.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
JACOB ZUMA

Nkandla: Zuma’s dodgy builder bust for fraud

President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead builder Thandeka Nene is being held in the Seychelles for attempted fraud.

  • Phillip De Wet
8 min read
Thandeka Nene’s conduct worried some officials.
NKANDLA

Ex-teacher chalks up the contracts, builds Nkandla

Thandeka Nene is a multimillionaire businessperson from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, who is known for her love of the finer things in life.

  • Tabelo Timse &
1 min read
Thandeka Nene’s conduct worried some officials.
IDC

Nkandla: How IDC splashed R10m on bailout

When Bonelena, a firm nominated to do the major work at Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead, was liquidated the IDC intervened to keep the firm going.

  • Amabhungane
6 min read
BONENELA CONSTRUCTION

KwaZulu-Natal sisters do it for themselves

Meet the two most powerful and politically well-connected businesswomen in KZN.

  • Nelly Shamase
2 min read