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Nkandla (Homestead)
Nkandla (Homestead)
	Nkandla
General information
Architectural style	Rondavel architecture
Location	Nxamalala Farm
Town or city	Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal
Country	South Africa
Coordinates	28°50′38″S 31°05′58″E / 28.843968°S 31.099414°E
Construction started	29 August 2009
Cost	ZAR R 246 631 303
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Size	3.83 hectares
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Minenhle Makhanya at Minenhle Makhanya Architects
Main contractor	CA du Toit (Security consultant); Ibhongo Consulting (Structural and Civil engineering); Igoda Projects (Pty) Ltd (Electrical engineering); R&G Consultants (Quantity surveying) ; Minenhle Makhaya Architects (Architect and principal agent); Mustapha & Cachalia CC (Mechanical engineering); Ramcon (Project management)

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The private residence of former South African President Jacob Zuma is situated about 24 km (15 mi) south of the rural town of Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal and is commonly referred to as the Nkandla homestead. During Zuma's presidency, the homestead was the subject of a major public controversy, sometimes referred to as Nkandlagate, concerning what were ostensibly security upgrades to Zuma's compound, at a cost of over R246 million.^[2] The use of public funds to make these improvements (including a controversial firepool) received significant media coverage and political opposition.

A report of the Public Protector found that Zuma unduly benefited from these improvements and the Constitutional Court subsequently found that Zuma's non-compliance with the report constituted a violation of the country's Constitution. Zuma ultimately apologised for using public money to improve his private residence and in April 2016 he was asked to resign by prominent public figures, including anti-apartheid activist Ahmed Kathrada, due to the scandal.^[3] In line with the Constitutional Court's judgement, Zuma repaid the state for the non-security upgrades – priced at R7.81 million by the National Treasury – in September 2016.

Property and upgrades

The compound is situated on Nxamalala Farm in the rural region of Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal,^[4] where President Jacob Zuma was born and raised. The land is owned by the Ingonyama Trust, which, through Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini, administers KwaZulu-Natal's traditional lands on behalf of the state for the benefit of its occupants.^[5] Zuma's property comprises 3.83 hectares.^[6]

In 2008, according to Zuma, Zuma's family undertook a private construction project, using personal funds, to improve the homestead and build three new houses.^[6] In May 2009, pursuant to the 2009 general election, Zuma was elected President of South Africa, and – in terms of a Cabinet policy instituted under Zuma's predecessor – a process immediately began to assess and improve security measures at the President's private residences.^[6]^[2]

As part of this process, the South African Department of Public Works & Infrastructure (DPWI) built a helipad, underground bunkers, security and their accommodation, a firepool, a chicken-run, and fencing around the entire complex. According to the ministerial handbook, the department can spend R100,000 on security improvements at the private houses of public officials. Any costs above that must be covered by the official. Over R200,000,000 has appeared to be allocated by the department.^[5] The controversial firepool that was built is described as being part of "questionable security renovations".^[7]

In January 2024, at an address in Barberton, Mpumalanga, ahead of the ANC's birthday celebrations ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula admitted that ANC MPs lied "in defence of our president [Zuma], we went to Parliament and opened an ad hoc committee and said a swimming pool is a fire pool.”^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Statements by spokesmen have mentioned an apartheid-era law, the National Key Points Act, as explanation for the spending discrepancy, but that spending should come from a different department.^[13] The leaked documentation also hints at vastly inflated prices for the work done, much of it not going out to tender, and huge consulting fees.^[14]

Nkandlagate

The initial story was uncovered by the Mail & Guardian journalists Mandy Rossouw and Chris Roper.^[15] During that period, it was reported that the expansion to the compound would cost R65 million, paid for by the taxpayer. Expansion to the compound included the installation of a helipad, visitors' center, private military hospital and parking lot.^[15] The Mail & Guardian's investigative unit, amaBhungane, uncovered that the initial phase would include building a double-storey house and a guest house at a projected cost of over R19.4 million.^[16] As soon as the story broke out, government denied having a hand in the upgrades. The DPWI spokesperson contradicted initial statements by the government, "there is no work or extension project taking place at President Jacob Zuma's compound at Nkandla."^[15] During the site visit at the compound by the journalists, a contractor working at the site speculated that the costs of the expansion were likely to later increase.^[15]

Public Protector's findings

Investigation

By October 2012, the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, was preparing to investigate the security upgrades, pursuant to various formal complaints lodged with her office in response to media reports.^[17] The first complaint had been lodged by a member of the public on 13 December 2011, and subsequent complaints were lodged by legal academic Pierre de Vos, Lindiwe Mazibuko of the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA), and three other members of the public.^[2] The investigation was conducted in terms of section 182 of the Constitution and sections 6 and 7 of the Public Protector Act – which outline and regulate the investigatory powers of the Public Protector – and, insofar as complaints alleged that Zuma had violated the Executive Ethics Code, also in terms of the Executive Members' Ethics Act.^[2]

Ministerial litigation

On 1 November 2013, Madonsela shared the provisional draft of her report with Cabinet's security cluster, which included the Ministries of State Security, Police, and Defence,^[18] and which was viewed as dominated by Zuma loyalists.^[19] On 8 November, the cluster brought an urgent interdict against Madonsela in the Pretoria High Court, seeking to prevent the release of the provisional report. The ministers requested more time to review and respond to the provisional report, and also claimed that they had not been given a fair hearing during the investigation.^[18] The Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure joined their application.^[20] Madonsela said that the case was part of a series of state attempts to obstruct her investigation.^[21]

In mid-November, however, the ministers withdrew the application, saying that the delay occasioned by the court process had already given them the extra time they needed to study the report.^[22] Nevertheless, they suggested that they might return to court to challenge the report on grounds publicly argued by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa: that it was the security cluster ministers, not the Public Protector, who had the authority to decide what was classified as a threat to the president and the state (and therefore to decide the reasonable limits of upgrades for security purposes).^[19]

Delays

On 13 January 2013 the Public Protector informed the President that she would be unable to conclude her report within the prescribed 30 day period. Section 3(2) of the Executive Members' Ethics Act states that: "if the Public Protector reports at the end of the 30 day period that the investigation has not been completed, the Public Protector must submit a report when the investigation has been completed".^[23] The President then suggested to the Public Protector that she had failed to comply with the 30 day period and to report that the investigation was ongoing and whether the process was justifiable.^{[citation needed]} The President and his lawyers tried to negate the validity of the investigation by requiring the Public Protector to indicate whether the President had the power to condone any non-compliance.^{[citation needed]} There is no provision in the Constitution that authorises the President to condone any action or omission of the Public Protector.

Findings

A provisional draft of Madonsela's report, under the working title "Opulence on a Grand Scale," was leaked to the Mail & Guardian in late November 2013.^[24] The title came from the text of one public complaint, which Madonsela reproduced in the report:

"Like all South Africans I have recently read in the media the appalling story of the sums of taxpayers’ money being spent on the private residence of President Jacob Zuma. This is opulence on a grand scale and as an honest, loyal, taxpaying South African I need to understand how this is allowed to happen. Strangely civil society is quiet. This is wrong and highlights the complete disregard which this Government has for the citizens of this country. Where is this money coming from and how has it been approved?"^[2]

The report said that the cost of the upgrades had escalated to R215 million, with a further R31 million in works outstanding, and that, contrary to the government's claims, many of the state-funded improvements had exceeded Zuma's security needs as president. These included a swimming pool (officially a firepool), cattle kraal, marquee area, and new houses for relatives.^[24] It recommended that Zuma should repay the state, and added that Zuma had violated the government's code of ethics on two counts: failing to protect state resources, and misleading Parliament by telling it in November 2012 that the buildings and rooms had been "built by ourselves as family and not by government".^[24] Madonsela's final report, titled "Secure in Comfort," was released on 19 March 2014, shortly before Zuma's reelection, and mirrored the provisional report in its substantive aspects.^[25]^[26] In both the provisional and the final report, Madonsela found that Zuma had benefited unduly from the R246 million the state had spent on the upgrades.^[27]

Ministerial Handbook

In her investigation,^{[clarification needed]} Madonsela said that the Ministerial Handbook had a maximum security spending of R100 000 should The Minister of Public Works issue approval. Since the house at Nkandla is privately owned by the President, he would only be granted R100 000 for security measures. Therefore, the President would have acted in violation of the Ministerial Handbook.

Political fallout

Police prevented Helen Zille from approaching the compound on 4 November 2012, she intended "to see what a R250-million renovation with public money looks like."^[28] She was referring to the security upgrades of R246 million which is multiple times larger than security upgrades to previous presidents' homes.^[29]^[30]^[31] Zuma's spokesperson Mac Maharaj said the opposition party adopted a "cowboy style" approach to getting the answers it wanted, and questioned Zille's use of the word "compound" to describe the homestead.^[32]

COSATU, a member of the governing tri-partite alliance, asked for the overpricing to be reviewed.^[33]

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: "The Nkandla report shows how Zuma stole your money to build his R246m home. Vote DA on 7 May to beat corruption. Together for change." The ANC submitted an urgent application to the South Gauteng High Court to stop distribution of the text message on the grounds that it violated the Electoral Act. On 4 April 2014, the court ruled that the wording of the message was fair comment and dismissed the ANC's application with costs.^[34]^[35] The ANC was granted leave to appeal the decision.^[36] On 6 May 2014, the Electoral Court ruled that the DA must retract the text message, finding that it wrongly targeted Zuma personally instead of the systematic failures highlighted in Madonsela's report.^[37] The court case was ultimately won by the DA when the Constitutional Court set aside the Electoral Court ruling on 19 January 2015.^[38]

Parliament

On 19 December 2013, public works minister Thulas Nxesi presented a report of an inter-ministerial task team which justified the public expenditure and cleared Zuma.^[39] On 28 April 2014, a parliamentary ad hoc committee set up to consider Zuma's response to Madonsela's report was referred to the next Parliament to be formed after the 2014 general election, citing insufficient time available before the 7 May election date.^[40] As of 11 August 2014, a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) mandated to investigate the matter by Zuma in December 2013 is suing the architect for R155.3 million in the KwaZulu-Natal High Court. On 12 September 2014, the SIU's report on their investigation was tabled in Parliament. The SIU said that the Zuma family was enriched by the upgrades and blamed overspending on the architect and public works officials, who have alleged interference by Zuma and others who have all denied these allegations. The SIU also found that security measures were still inadequate despite the overspending.^[41]^[42]^[43]

A second parliamentary ad hoc committee, established in August 2014,^[44] would consider the report of the inter-ministerial task team published in December 2013,^[45] the Public Protectors' final report published in March 2014 and the SIU's report published in September 2014, as well as Zuma's responses to them.^[41] The second ad hoc committee challenged the findings of the Public Protector and referred the matter to security experts including the police minister in November 2014.^[46]

On 28 May 2015, police minister Nkosinathi Nhleko, who was appointed by Zuma on 25 May 2014, released his report on Nkandla which found that the swimming pool, cattle kraal, chicken run, visitor's centre and amphitheatre were needed security features and concluded that Zuma does not owe the South African taxpayers anything.^[47]^[48] On 18 August 2015, the National Assembly adopted the report of a third parliamentary ad hoc committee which accepted the findings of Nxesi and Nhleko and cleared Zuma.^[49]^[50] Opposition parties Economic Freedom Fighters and Democratic Alliance subsequently approached the Constitutional Court to enforce the Public Protector's findings.^[50]^[51]

Constitutional Court judgement

On 31 March 2016, the Constitutional Court delivered a unanimous ruling stating that the Public Protector's report was binding and Zuma and the National Assembly failed to uphold the country's constitution. The court ordered the National Treasury to determine the amount that Zuma must pay back and ordered Zuma to do so within 45 days of the court's approval of the National Treasury report.^[52]^[53]

Repayment

As instructed by the Constitutional Court, the National Treasury instituted an investigation – required to be completed within 60 days of the judgement – to "determine a reasonable percentage of the costs... which ought to be paid personally by the President".^[54] The investigation was conducted by a six-member panel comprising representatives of two professional quantity surveying firms, two professional engineering firms, the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, and the Association of Quantity Surveyors. The panel considered the five main upgrade components – the amphitheatre, cattle kraal, chicken run, visitors' centre, and swimming pool – and found that:

Only the control centre on the ground floor of the visitors' centre could be reasonably considered to constitute a security upgrade;
The reasonable cost of the five items amounted to R8.88 million as of June 2009 and R11.75 million as of May 2016, including VAT; and
Zuma should be personally liable for 87.94% of the costs, corresponding to R7,814,155 as of June 2009.^[54]^[55]

The R7.81 million figure included R2.3 million for the swimming pool, R1 million for the amphitheatre, and R1.2 million for the cattle kraal.^[56] Treasury submitted its report to the Constitutional Court, which approved the recommendation in late July 2016.^[57] Complying with the Court's directive that the amount should be paid within 45 days of its approval by the Court, Zuma repaid the full amount in September 2016.^[56] However, he financed the repayment using a R7.8 million loan from VBS Mutual Bank,^[58] and allegedly defaulted on his repayments of the bond in August 2018.^[4] In August 2022, the Pietermaritzburg High Court granted VBS an order forcing Zuma to pay back the bond.^[4] The property itself could not be attached to the bond as collateral because the land is not owned by Zuma personally.^[4]

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External links

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[:0-2] Public Protector (19 March 2014). "Secure in Comfort (Report No. 25 of 2013/24)". Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[3] "Anti-apartheid veteran Kathrada calls for Zuma to resign". Retrieved 2 April 2016.

[:1-4] van Wyk, Pauli (30 August 2022). "Court rules VBS can seize Jacob Zuma's assets". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[news24-5] "Zuma doesn't own Nkandla compound" (2012-10-05) News24

[:2-6] "The Nkandla security upgrade explained – Govt task team". Politicsweb. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[7] Laing, Aislinn (29 November 2013). "'Security' swimming pool lands South Africa's Zuma in hot water". The Telegraph. Retrieved 7 June 2015.

[8] "LISTEN: ANC defended Nkandla 'lie' in support of Zuma - Mbalula". Jacaranda FM. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

[9] ttps://www.timeslive.co.za/authors/bulelani-nonyukela. "LISTEN | We lied in Zuma's defence, Mbalula says about Nkandla 'fire pool' security upgrade". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 8 January 2024. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)

[10] "Mbalula admits ANC lied about Nkandla 'fire pool' to defend Zuma". The Mail & Guardian. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

[11] Madia, Tshidi. "ANC broke its back and defended Zuma in futility, says Mbalula". ewn.co.za. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

[12] Nemakonde, Vhahangwele (8 January 2024). "Mbalula's admission ANC lied about Zuma's Nkandla fire pool 'an insult to constitution'". The Citizen. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

[13] "I can’t say anything about Nkandla, even I can’t defend it" (8 November 2012) City Press

[city-14] "Nkandla prices a joke" (10 November 2012) City Press

[Zuma's_R65m_Nkandla_splurge-15] "Zuma's R65m Nkandla splurge". Mail & Guardian. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[Mail_&_Guardian-16] "Who paid the R20m for Zuma's Nkandla houses?". Mail & Guardian. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[17] Smith, David (8 October 2012). "Jacob Zuma faces investigation over plans to renovate home". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[:3-18] "Nkandla report: Security cluster take Madonsela to court". The Mail & Guardian. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[:4-19] Nicolson, Greg (20 November 2013). "The immovable object: Madonsela soldiers on with Nkandla report". Daily Maverick. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[20] "Madonsela granted Nkandla interdict postponement". The Mail & Guardian. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

[21] "State folds in Nkandla case". eNCA. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

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[26] "Nkandla: It's still opulence on a grand scale". Mail & Guardian. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.

[27] Evans, Sarah (19 March 2014). "Nkandla report: Zuma unduly benefited from upgrades". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

[28] "Police stop Zille at Nkandla" (4 November 2012) Mail & Guardian

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[37] Grobler, Andre (6 May 2014). "Court orders DA to retract Nkandla SMS". Mail & Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.

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[Ferreira-41] Ferreira, Emsie (12 September 2014). "Nkandla upgrades enriched Zuma: SIU". IOL. SAPA. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.

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[44] Makinana, Andisiwe (19 August 2014). "MPs argue over new Nkandla ad hoc committee's tasks". Mail & Guardian. Retrieved 30 August 2014.

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[46] Lamprecht, Maryna (7 March 2016). "No parly committee recommended that Zuma should #PayBackTheMoney". City Press. Retrieved 1 April 2016.

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-'''Nkandla''' {{IPAc-en|ɪ|n|ˈ|k|ʌ|n|t|l|ə}} is the private home of former South African [[President of South Africa|President]] [[Jacob Zuma]], situated about {{convert|24|km|abbr=on}} south of the rural town of [[Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal|Nkandla]] in [[KwaZulu-Natal]]. There has been public controversy about the use of public funds to make improvements to the compound, which were said to be for security reasons, which cost over R246 million. A report of the [[Public Protector (South Africa)|Public Protector]] found that Zuma unduly benefited from these improvements and the Constitutional Court subsequently found that Zuma and the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]] failed to uphold the country's constitution after he failed to comply with the Public Protector's report on the matter. Zuma finally apologised for using public money to fund his private residence and in April 2016 he was asked to resign by prominent public figures, including anti-apartheid activist [[Ahmed Kathrada]], due to the scandal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anti-apartheid veteran Kathrada calls for Zuma to resign|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35951006|accessdate=2 April 2016}}</ref> The controversy is sometimes referred to as '''Nkandlagate'''.
+The private residence of former South African [[President of South Africa|President]] [[Jacob Zuma]] is situated about {{convert|24|km|abbr=on}} south of the rural town of [[Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal|Nkandla]] in [[KwaZulu-Natal]] and is commonly referred to as the '''Nkandla homestead'''. During [[Presidency of Jacob Zuma|Zuma's presidency]], the homestead was the subject of a major public controversy, sometimes referred to as '''Nkandlagate''', concerning what were ostensibly security upgrades to Zuma's compound, at a cost of over R246 million.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Public Protector |author-link=Public Protector |date=19 March 2014 |title=Secure in Comfort (Report No. 25 of 2013/24) |url=https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/secure-comfort-nkandla-report |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=}}</ref> The use of public funds to make these improvements (including [[Nkandla compound firepool controversy|a controversial firepool]]) received significant media coverage and political opposition.
+A report of the [[Public Protector (South Africa)|Public Protector]] found that Zuma unduly benefited from these improvements and the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa|Constitutional Court]] subsequently [[Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly|found]] that Zuma's non-compliance with the report constituted a violation of the country's [[Constitution]]. Zuma ultimately apologised for using public money to improve his private residence and in April 2016 he was asked to resign by prominent public figures, including anti-apartheid activist [[Ahmed Kathrada]], due to the scandal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Anti-apartheid veteran Kathrada calls for Zuma to resign|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35951006|access-date=2 April 2016}}</ref> In line with the Constitutional Court's judgement, Zuma repaid the state for the non-security upgrades – priced at R7.81 million by the [[National Treasury (South Africa)|National Treasury]] – in September 2016.
-The compound is situated on land owned by the [[Ingonyama Trust]], the legal entity that owns the traditional land administered by [[Zulu King]] [[Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu]] on behalf of the state for the benefit of its occupants.<ref name=news24>[http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Zuma-doesnt-own-Nkandla-compound-20121005 "Zuma doesn't own Nkandla compound"] (2012-10-05) ''News24''</ref>
+== Property and upgrades ==
-==Improvements made to the compound==
+The compound is situated on Nxamalala Farm in the rural region of [[Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=van Wyk |first=Pauli |date=2022-08-30 |title=Court rules VBS can seize Jacob Zuma's assets |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-08-30-nkandla-upgrades-court-says-vbs-can-seize-assets/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> where President [[Jacob Zuma]] was born and raised. The land is owned by the [[Ingonyama Trust]], which, through [[Zulu King]] [[Misuzulu Zulu|Misuzulu kaZwelithini]], administers KwaZulu-Natal's traditional lands on behalf of the state for the benefit of its occupants.<ref name="news24">[http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Zuma-doesnt-own-Nkandla-compound-20121005 "Zuma doesn't own Nkandla compound"] (2012-10-05) ''News24''</ref> Zuma's property comprises 3.83 [[hectare]]s.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2013-12-19 |title=The Nkandla security upgrade explained – Govt task team |url=https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/the-nkandla-security-upgrade-explained--govt-task- |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Politicsweb |language=en}}</ref>
-The South African government public works department built a helipad, underground bunkers, security and their accommodation, a firepool, a chicken-run, and fencing around the entire complex. According to the ministerial handbook, the department can spend R100,000 on security improvements at the private houses of public officials. Any costs above that must be covered by the official. Over R200,000,000 has appeared to be allocated by the department.<ref name=news24/> The [[Nkandla compound firepool controversy|controversial firepool]] that was built is described as being part of "questionable security renovations".<ref>{{cite web | last=Laing | first=Aislinn | title='Security' swimming pool lands South Africa's Zuma in hot water | website=[[The Telegraph (U.K.)|The Telegraph]] | date=November 29, 2013 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/10483595/Security-swimming-pool-lands-South-Africas-Zuma-in-hot-water.html | accessdate=June 7, 2015}}</ref>
+In 2008, according to Zuma, Zuma's family undertook a private construction project, using personal funds, to improve the homestead and build three new houses.<ref name=":2" /> In May 2009, pursuant to the [[2009 South African general election|2009 general election]], Zuma was [[2009 South African presidential election|elected]] [[President of South Africa]], and – in terms of a [[Cabinet of South Africa|Cabinet]] policy instituted under Zuma's predecessor – a process immediately began to assess and improve security measures at the President's private residences.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" />
-Statements by spokesmen have mentioned an apartheid-era law, the [[National Key Points Act, 1980|National Key Points Act]], as explanation for the spending discrepancy, but that spending should come from a different department.<ref>[http://www.citypress.co.za/Opinions/Blogs/I-cant-say-anything-about-Nkandla-even-I-cant-defend-it-20121108 "I can’t say anything about Nkandla, even I can’t defend it" (8 November 2012) ''City Press'']</ref> The leaked documentation also hints at vastly inflated prices for the work done, much of it not going out to tender, and huge consulting fees.<ref name=city>[http://www.citypress.co.za/SouthAfrica/News/Nkandla-prices-a-joke-20121110 "Nkandla prices a joke" (10 November 2012) ''City Press'']</ref>
+As part of this process, the South African Department of Public Works & Infrastructure (DPWI) built a helipad, underground bunkers, security and their accommodation, a firepool, a chicken-run, and fencing around the entire complex. According to the ministerial handbook, the department can spend R100,000 on security improvements at the private houses of public officials. Any costs above that must be covered by the official. Over R200,000,000 has appeared to be allocated by the department.<ref name="news24" /> The [[Nkandla compound firepool controversy|controversial firepool]] that was built is described as being part of "questionable security renovations".<ref>{{cite web | last=Laing | first=Aislinn | title='Security' swimming pool lands South Africa's Zuma in hot water | website=[[The Telegraph (U.K.)|The Telegraph]] | date=November 29, 2013 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/southafrica/10483595/Security-swimming-pool-lands-South-Africas-Zuma-in-hot-water.html | access-date=June 7, 2015}}</ref>
-==History==
-Prior to the upgrades, then Deputy President Jacob Zuma was suspended from his post pending his rape trial and allegation of racketeering and corruption. On 6 April 2009 charges against him were dropped by the National Prosecuting Agency, citing political interference. On 9 May 2009 he was inaugurated as the fourth post-apartheid President of South Africa. A month later between the 18th and 29 May a security assessment was carried out at his private residence in Nkandla.<ref name="Mail & Guardian">{{cite news|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-06-06-who-paid-the-r20m-for-zumas-nkandla-houses|title=Who paid the R20m for Zuma's Nkandla houses?|publisher=[[Mail & Guardian]]|date=6 June 2014|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref> Construction started on 29 August 2009.
+In January 2024, at an address in [[Barberton, South Africa|Barberton, Mpumalanga]], ahead of the [[African National Congress|ANC's]] birthday celebrations ANC Secretary General [[Fikile Mbalula]] admitted that ANC MPs lied "in defence of our president [Zuma], we went to [[Parliament of South Africa|Parliament]] and opened an ad hoc committee and said a swimming pool is a fire pool.”<ref>{{Cite web |title=LISTEN: ANC defended Nkandla 'lie' in support of Zuma - Mbalula |url=https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/listen-anc-defended-nkandla-lie-support-zuma-mbalula/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=Jacaranda FM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=https://www.timeslive.co.za/authors/bulelani-nonyukela |title=LISTEN {{!}} We lied in Zuma's defence, Mbalula says about Nkandla 'fire pool' security upgrade |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/amp/politics/2024-01-08-listen-we-lied-in-zumas-defence-mbalula-says-about-nkandla-fire-pool-security-upgrade/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=TimesLIVE |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-08 |title=Mbalula admits ANC lied about Nkandla 'fire pool' to defend Zuma |url=https://mg.co.za/politics/2024-01-08-mbalula-admits-anc-lied-about-nkandla-fire-pool/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Madia |first=Tshidi |title=ANC broke its back and defended Zuma in futility, says Mbalula |url=https://ewn.co.za/2024/01/08/anc-broke-its-back-and-defended-zuma-in-futility-says-mbalula |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=ewn.co.za |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nemakonde |first=Vhahangwele |date=2024-01-08 |title=Mbalula's admission ANC lied about Zuma's Nkandla fire pool 'an insult to constitution' |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/politics/mbalulas-admission-anc-lied-about-zumas-nkandla-fire-pool-an-insult-to-constitution/ |access-date=2024-01-08 |website=The Citizen |language=en-US}}</ref>
-===''Mail & Guardian''===
-The initial story was uncovered by the ''[[Mail & Guardian]]'' journalists Mandy Rossouw and Chris Roper.<ref name="Zuma's R65m Nkandla splurge">{{cite news|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2009-12-04-zumas-r65m-nkandla-splurge|title=Zuma's R65m Nkandla splurge|publisher=[[Mail & Guardian]]|date=4 December 2009|accessdate=6 June 2014}}</ref> During that period, it was reported that the expansion to the compound would cost R65 million, paid for by the taxpayer. Expansion to the compound included the installation of a [[helipad]], visitors' center, private [[military hospital]] and parking lot.<ref name="Zuma's R65m Nkandla splurge"/>''[[Mail & Guardian]]'''s investigative unit, the ''amaBhungane'', uncovered that the initial phase would include building a double-storey house and a guest house at a projected cost of over R19.4 million.<ref name="Mail & Guardian"/> As soon as the story broke out, government denied having a hand in the upgrades. The public work spokesperson contradicted initial statements by the government, "Please note that there is no work or extension project taking place at President Jacob Zuma's compound at Nkandla."<ref name="Zuma's R65m Nkandla splurge"/> During the site visit at the compound by the journalists, a contractor working at the site speculated that the costs of the expansion were likely to later increase.<ref name="Zuma's R65m Nkandla splurge"/>
+Statements by spokesmen have mentioned an apartheid-era law, the [[National Key Points Act, 1980|National Key Points Act]], as explanation for the spending discrepancy, but that spending should come from a different department.<ref>[http://www.citypress.co.za/Opinions/Blogs/I-cant-say-anything-about-Nkandla-even-I-cant-defend-it-20121108 "I can’t say anything about Nkandla, even I can’t defend it" (8 November 2012) ''City Press'']</ref> The leaked documentation also hints at vastly inflated prices for the work done, much of it not going out to tender, and huge consulting fees.<ref name=city>[http://www.citypress.co.za/SouthAfrica/News/Nkandla-prices-a-joke-20121110 "Nkandla prices a joke" (10 November 2012) ''City Press'']</ref>
-===Complaints===
-Between 13 December 2011 and 12 December 2012 complaints were lodged to the [[Public Protector]]. The first complaint was by a public member{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} who expressed concern over the revelations and requested an investigation into the misuse of state funds, allegations which were published by the M&G. On 30 September 2012, former [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] parliamentary leader{{clarify|date=March 2015}}<!-- NAME? --> also lodged a similar complaint, as did three other members of the public between October and November 2012.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}
-==Public Protector==
+== Nkandlagate ==
+The initial story was uncovered by the ''[[Mail & Guardian]]'' journalists [[Mandy Rossouw]] and Chris Roper.<ref name="Zuma's R65m Nkandla splurge">{{cite news|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2009-12-04-zumas-r65m-nkandla-splurge|title=Zuma's R65m Nkandla splurge|newspaper=[[Mail & Guardian]]|date=4 December 2009|access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref> During that period, it was reported that the expansion to the compound would cost R65 million, paid for by the taxpayer. Expansion to the compound included the installation of a [[helipad]], visitors' center, private [[military hospital]] and parking lot.<ref name="Zuma's R65m Nkandla splurge" /> The ''Mail & Guardian'''s investigative unit, [[amaBhungane]], uncovered that the initial phase would include building a double-storey house and a guest house at a projected cost of over R19.4 million.<ref name="Mail & Guardian">{{cite news |date=6 June 2014 |title=Who paid the R20m for Zuma's Nkandla houses? |newspaper=[[Mail & Guardian]] |url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-06-06-who-paid-the-r20m-for-zumas-nkandla-houses |access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref> As soon as the story broke out, government denied having a hand in the upgrades. The DPWI spokesperson contradicted initial statements by the government, "there is no work or extension project taking place at President Jacob Zuma's compound at Nkandla."<ref name="Zuma's R65m Nkandla splurge" /> During the site visit at the compound by the journalists, a contractor working at the site speculated that the costs of the expansion were likely to later increase.<ref name="Zuma's R65m Nkandla splurge" />
-[[Public Protector]] [[Thuli Madonsela]]'s final report on security upgrades to the compound titled "Secure in comfort" was published on 19 March 2014. The provisional report, published by the Mail & Guardian on 29 November 2013, was entitled "Opulence on a Grand Scale".<ref>{{cite news|title=Nkandla: It's still opulence on a grand scale|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-03-19-news-analysis-its-still-opulence-on-a-grand-scale|accessdate=3 June 2015|newspaper=Mail & Guardian|date=20 March 2014}}</ref> In both the provisional and final reports Madonsela found that Zuma had benefited unduly from the R246 million the state had spent on the upgrades.<ref>{{cite news|last=Evans|first=Sarah|title=Nkandla report: Zuma unduly benefited from upgrades|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-03-19-nkandla-report-zuma-unduly-benefitted-from-upgrades|accessdate=1 May 2014|newspaper=Mail & Guardian|date=19 March 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321101254/http://mg.co.za/article/2014-03-19-nkandla-report-zuma-unduly-benefitted-from-upgrades|archivedate=21 March 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref>
+==Public Protector's findings==
-"Like all South Africans I have recently read in the media the appalling story of the sums of taxpayers’ money being spent on the private residence of President Jacob Zuma. This is opulence on a grand scale and as an honest, loyal, taxpaying South African I need to understand how this is allowed to happen. Strangely civil society is quiet. This is wrong and highlights the complete disregard which this Government has for the citizens of this country. Where is this money coming from and how has it been approved?"<ref name="Public Protector"/>''
+===Investigation===
+By October 2012, the [[Public Protector]], [[Thuli Madonsela]], was preparing to investigate the security upgrades, pursuant to various formal complaints lodged with her office in response to media reports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=David |date=2012-10-08 |title=Jacob Zuma faces investigation over plans to renovate home |url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/08/jacob-zuma-investigation-plans-home |access-date=2022-01-13 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> The first complaint had been lodged by a member of the public on 13 December 2011, and subsequent complaints were lodged by legal academic [[Pierre de Vos]], [[Lindiwe Mazibuko]] of the opposition [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] (DA), and three other members of the public.<ref name=":0" /> The investigation was conducted in terms of section 182 of the [[Constitution]] and sections 6 and 7 of the Public Protector Act – which outline and regulate the investigatory powers of the Public Protector – and, insofar as complaints alleged that Zuma had violated the Executive Ethics Code, also in terms of the Executive Members' Ethics Act.<ref name=":0" />
+==== Ministerial litigation ====
-The investigation was conducted in terms of the provisions section 182 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,<ref>{{cite web |title=Section 182 |url=http://www.gov.za/documents/constitution/1996/a108-96.pdf |accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref> 1996 (the Constitution) and sections 6 and 7 of the Public Protector Act, 1994 (the Public Protector Act).<ref>{{cite web |title=Public protector act |url=http://www.justice.gov.za/legislation/acts/1994-023.pdf |accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref>Part of the investigation was also conducted in terms of sections 3 and 4 of the Executive Members’ Ethics Act, 1998 (the Executive Members’ Ethics Act).<ref name="pprotect.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.pprotect.org/legislation/docs/EXECUTIVE+MEMBERS+ETHICS+ACT+82+OF+1998.pdf|title=Legislation - PPSA Internet|website=www.pprotect.org}}</ref>
+On 1 November 2013, Madonsela shared the provisional draft of her report with [[First Cabinet of Jacob Zuma|Cabinet]]'s security cluster, which included the Ministries of [[Minister of State Security (South Africa)|State Security]], [[Minister of Police (South Africa)|Police]], and [[Minister of Defence and Military Veterans|Defence]],<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2013-11-08 |title=Nkandla report: Security cluster take Madonsela to court |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2013-11-08-nkandla-report-security-cluster-take-madonsela-to-court/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref> and which was viewed as dominated by Zuma loyalists.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Nicolson |first=Greg |date=2013-11-20 |title=The immovable object: Madonsela soldiers on with Nkandla report |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2013-11-20-the-immovable-object-madonsela-soldiers-on-with-nkandla-report/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> On 8 November, the cluster brought an urgent interdict against Madonsela in the [[Gauteng Division|Pretoria High Court]], seeking to prevent the release of the provisional report. The ministers requested more time to review and respond to the provisional report, and also claimed that they had not been given a [[Audi alteram partem|fair hearing]] during the investigation.<ref name=":3" /> The [[Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure]] joined their application.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-11-08 |title=Madonsela granted Nkandla interdict postponement |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2013-11-08-madonsela-granted-nkandla-report-postponement/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref> Madonsela said that the case was part of a series of state attempts to obstruct her investigation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-11-15 |title=State folds in Nkandla case |url=https://www.enca.com/south-africa/state-folds-nkandla-case |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=eNCA |language=en}}</ref>
+In mid-November, however, the ministers withdrew the application, saying that the delay occasioned by the court process had already given them the extra time they needed to study the report.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-11-20 |title=Madonsela to depoliticise Nkandla process |url=https://www.news24.com/News24/madonsela-to-depoliticise-nkandla-process-20131120 |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref> Nevertheless, they suggested that they might return to court to challenge the report on grounds publicly argued by Police Minister [[Nathi Mthethwa]]: that it was the security cluster ministers, not the Public Protector, who had the authority to decide what was classified as a threat to the president and the state (and therefore to decide the reasonable limits of upgrades for security purposes).<ref name=":4" />
-===Ministerial Handbook===
-In her investigation,{{clarify|date=March 2015}}<!-- IS THIS IN HER REPORT, OR ONLY IN COMMENTS MADE TO THE PRESS? --> Madonsela said that the Ministerial Handbook had a maximum security spending of R100 000 should The Minister of Public Works issue approval. Since the house at Nkandla is privately owned by the President, he would only be granted R100 000 for security measures. Therefore the President would have acted in violation of the Ministerial Handbook.
-===Delays===
+==== Delays ====
-On 13 January 2013 the Public Protector informed the President that she would be unable to conclude her report within the prescribed 30 day period -  Section 3(2) of the Executive Members' Ethics Act states that: "if the Public Protector reports at the end of the 30 day period that the investigation has not been completed, the Public Protector must submit a report when the investigation has been completed".<ref name="pprotect.org"/> The President suggested to Public protector that she had failed to comply with the 30 day period and to report that the investigation was ongoing and whether the process was justifiable.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} The President and his lawyers tried to negate the validity of the investigation by requiring the Public protector to indicate whether President had the power to condone any non-compliance.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} There is no provision in the [[Constitution of South Africa|Constitution]], that authorises the President to condone any action or omission of the Public Protector.
+On 13 January 2013 the Public Protector informed the President that she would be unable to conclude her report within the prescribed 30 day period. Section 3(2) of the Executive Members' Ethics Act states that: "if the Public Protector reports at the end of the 30 day period that the investigation has not been completed, the Public Protector must submit a report when the investigation has been completed".<ref name="pprotect.org">{{cite web |title=Legislation - PPSA Internet |url=http://www.pprotect.org/legislation/docs/EXECUTIVE+MEMBERS+ETHICS+ACT+82+OF+1998.pdf |website=www.pprotect.org}}</ref> The President then suggested to the Public Protector that she had failed to comply with the 30 day period and to report that the investigation was ongoing and whether the process was justifiable.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} The President and his lawyers tried to negate the validity of the investigation by requiring the Public Protector to indicate whether the President had the power to condone any non-compliance.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} There is no provision in the [[Constitution of South Africa|Constitution]] that authorises the President to condone any action or omission of the Public Protector.
-===Security concerns===
+=== Findings ===
+A provisional draft of Madonsela's report, under the working title "Opulence on a Grand Scale," was leaked to the ''Mail & Guardian'' in late November 2013.<ref name="mail2">{{cite web |date=29 November 2013 |title=Nkandla report: Payback time, Zuma |url=http://mg.co.za/article/2013-11-28-payback-time-mr-president |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213180406/http://mg.co.za/article/2013-11-28-payback-time-mr-president |archive-date=13 December 2013 |website=[[Mail & Guardian]]}}</ref> The title came from the text of one public complaint, which Madonsela reproduced in the report:<blockquote>"Like all South Africans I have recently read in the media the appalling story of the sums of taxpayers’ money being spent on the private residence of President Jacob Zuma. This is opulence on a grand scale and as an honest, loyal, taxpaying South African I need to understand how this is allowed to happen. Strangely civil society is quiet. This is wrong and highlights the complete disregard which this Government has for the citizens of this country. Where is this money coming from and how has it been approved?"<ref name=":0" /></blockquote>The report said that the cost of the upgrades had escalated to R215 million, with a further R31 million in works outstanding, and that, contrary to the government's claims, many of the state-funded improvements had exceeded Zuma's security needs as president. These included a swimming pool ([[Nkandla compound firepool controversy|officially a firepool]]), cattle [[kraal]], marquee area, and new houses for relatives.<ref name="mail2" /> It recommended that Zuma should repay the state, and added that Zuma had violated the government's code of ethics on two counts: failing to protect state resources, and misleading Parliament by telling it in November 2012 that the buildings and rooms had been "built by ourselves as family and not by government".<ref name="mail2" /> Madonsela's final report, titled "Secure in Comfort," was released on 19 March 2014, shortly before [[2014 South African general election|Zuma's reelection]], and mirrored the provisional report in its substantive aspects.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ackroyd |first=Bianca |date=19 March 2014 |title=Damning Nkandla report finds Zuma must pay for upgrades |url=https://www.enca.com/south-africa/damning-nkandla-report-finds-zuma-must-pay-upgrades |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325184419/https://www.enca.com/south-africa/damning-nkandla-report-finds-zuma-must-pay-upgrades |archive-date=25 March 2016 |website=eNCA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nkandla: It's still opulence on a grand scale|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-03-19-news-analysis-its-still-opulence-on-a-grand-scale|access-date=3 June 2015|newspaper=Mail & Guardian|date=20 March 2014}}</ref> In both the provisional and the final report, Madonsela found that Zuma had benefited unduly from the R246 million the state had spent on the upgrades.<ref>{{cite news|last=Evans|first=Sarah|title=Nkandla report: Zuma unduly benefited from upgrades|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-03-19-nkandla-report-zuma-unduly-benefitted-from-upgrades|access-date=1 May 2014|newspaper=Mail & Guardian|date=19 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321101254/http://mg.co.za/article/2014-03-19-nkandla-report-zuma-unduly-benefitted-from-upgrades|archive-date=21 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
-The security cluster, which is composed of government ministers, raised security questions about the conclusion of the investigation.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}} Eventually the Public Protector was taken to court on 8 November 2013 for not giving the security cluster enough time to study the Provisional Report released beforehand.{{citation needed|date=March 2015}}
+===Ministerial Handbook===
-===Constitutional Court judgement===
+In her investigation,{{clarify|date=March 2015}}<!-- IS THIS IN HER REPORT, OR ONLY IN COMMENTS MADE TO THE PRESS? --> Madonsela said that the Ministerial Handbook had a maximum security spending of R100 000 should The Minister of Public Works issue approval. Since the house at Nkandla is privately owned by the President, he would only be granted R100 000 for security measures. Therefore, the President would have acted in violation of the Ministerial Handbook.
-{{main|Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; Democratic Alliance v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others}}
-On 31 March 2016, the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa|Constitutional Court]] delivered a unanimous ruling stating that the Public Protector's report was binding and Zuma and the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]] failed to uphold the country's constitution. The court ordered National Treasury to determine the amount that Zuma must pay back and ordered Zuma to do so within 45 days of the court's approval of the National Treasury report.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thamm|first1=Marianne|title=Nkandla ConCourt ruling: President Zuma and National Assembly in breach of Constitution|url=http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-03-31-nkandla-concourt-ruling-president-zuma-and-national-assembly-in-breach-of-constitution/#.Vvz5raT5jIW|accessdate=31 March 2016|work=Daily Maverick|date=31 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Breach of Constitution |url=http://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/3834/24efe59744c642a1a02360235f4d026b.pdf |accessdate=10 August 2018}}</ref>
 ==Political fallout==
-Police prevented [[Helen Zille]] from approaching the compound on 4 November 2012, she intended "to see what a R250-million renovation with public money looks like."<ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2012-11-04-police-stop-zille-at-nkandla "Police stop Zille at Nkandla" (4 November 2012) ''Mail & Guardian'']</ref> She was referring to the security upgrades of R246 million which is multiple times larger than security upgrades to previous presidents' homes.<ref name=cp>{{cite web | title=Our expensive president |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/213945724/Our-expensive-president |publisher=City Press | date=23 March 2014 | accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=beeld1>{{cite news|title=Doen nou die regte ding|url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2014/03/23/11/gvranjeni-B2-02-043_30_0_397285415.html |accessdate=24 March 2014 |newspaper=Beeld |date=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=beeld2>{{cite news|title=Nkandla |url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2014/03/20/4/10goedoonkandla_30_0_389668235.html |accessdate=24 March 2014|newspaper=Beeld|date=20 March 2014}}</ref> Zuma's spokesperson [[Mac Maharaj]] said the opposition party adopted a "cowboy style" approach to getting the answers it wanted, and questioned Zille's use of the word "compound" to describe the homestead.<ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2012-11-05-zille-mac-go-at-each-other-over-nkandla "Zille, Mac go at each other over Nkandla" (5 November 2012) ''Mail & Guardian'']</ref>
+Police prevented [[Helen Zille]] from approaching the compound on 4 November 2012, she intended "to see what a R250-million renovation with public money looks like."<ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2012-11-04-police-stop-zille-at-nkandla "Police stop Zille at Nkandla" (4 November 2012) ''Mail & Guardian'']</ref> She was referring to the security upgrades of R246 million which is multiple times larger than security upgrades to previous presidents' homes.<ref name=cp>{{cite web | title=Our expensive president |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/213945724/Our-expensive-president |publisher=City Press | date=23 March 2014 | access-date=24 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=beeld1>{{cite news|title=Doen nou die regte ding|url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2014/03/23/11/gvranjeni-B2-02-043_30_0_397285415.html |access-date=24 March 2014 |newspaper=Beeld |date=23 March 2014}}</ref><ref name=beeld2>{{cite news|title=Nkandla |url=http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/2014/03/20/4/10goedoonkandla_30_0_389668235.html |access-date=24 March 2014|newspaper=Beeld|date=20 March 2014}}</ref> Zuma's spokesperson [[Mac Maharaj]] said the opposition party adopted a "cowboy style" approach to getting the answers it wanted, and questioned Zille's use of the word "compound" to describe the homestead.<ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2012-11-05-zille-mac-go-at-each-other-over-nkandla "Zille, Mac go at each other over Nkandla" (5 November 2012) ''Mail & Guardian'']</ref>
 [[COSATU]], a member of the governing tri-partite alliance, asked for the overpricing to be reviewed.<ref>[http://www.cosatu.org.za/show.php?ID=6686 "COSATU wants Public Protector to reveal truth about Nkandla" (12 November 2012) ''COSATU'']</ref>
-Shortly after the publication of Madonsela's report, the DA sent a bulk [[Short Message Service|text message]] to Gauteng voters ahead of the [[South African general election, 2014|2014 general election]] which reads: "The Nkandla report shows how Zuma stole your money to build his R246m home. Vote DA on 7 May to beat corruption. Together for change." The ANC submitted an urgent application to the [[Gauteng Division|South Gauteng High Court]] to stop distribution of the text message on the grounds that it violated the Electoral Act. On 4 April 2014, the court ruled that the wording of the message was [[fair comment]] and dismissed the ANC's application with costs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Setumo|title=Nkandla SMS court case postponed|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2014/04/01/nkandla-sms-court-case-postponed|accessdate=15 April 2014|newspaper=Business Day|date=1 April 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501111929/http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2014/04/01/nkandla-sms-court-case-postponed|archivedate=1 May 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ANC case against DA 'Zuma stole your money for Nkandla' sms dismissed with costs|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2014/04/04/anc-case-against-da-zuma-stole-your-money-for-nkandla-sms-dismissed-with-costs|accessdate=14 April 2014|newspaper=Times LIVE|date=4 April 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404210757/http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2014/04/04/anc-case-against-da-zuma-stole-your-money-for-nkandla-sms-dismissed-with-costs|archivedate=4 April 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref>  The ANC was granted leave to appeal the decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=ANC granted leave to appeal in DA SMS case|url=http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/anc-granted-leave-appeal-da-sms-case/|accessdate=15 April 2014|newspaper=City Press|date=12 April 2014}}</ref> On 6 May 2014, the Electoral Court ruled that the DA must retract the text message, finding that it wrongly targeted Zuma personally instead of the systematic failures highlighted in Madonsela's report.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grobler|first=Andre|title=Court orders DA to retract Nkandla SMS|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-05-06-court-orders-da-to-retract-nkandla-sms|accessdate=7 May 2014|newspaper=Mail & Guardian|date=6 May 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507080132/http://mg.co.za/article/2014-05-06-court-orders-da-to-retract-nkandla-sms|archivedate=7 May 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> The court case was ultimately won by the DA when the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa|Constitutional Court]] set aside the Electoral Court ruling on 19 January 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=DA's 'Zuma stole money' SMS okay, says Constitutional Court|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2015/01/19/das-zuma-stole-money-sms-okay-says-constitutional-court|accessdate=14 February 2015|work=Business Day|agency=SAPA|date=20 January 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214151648/http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2015/01/19/das-zuma-stole-money-sms-okay-says-constitutional-court|archivedate=14 February 2015}}</ref>
+Shortly after the publication of Madonsela's report, the DA sent a bulk [[Short Message Service|text message]] to Gauteng voters ahead of the [[2014 South African general election|2014 general election]] which reads: "The Nkandla report shows how Zuma stole your money to build his R246m home. Vote DA on 7 May to beat corruption. Together for change." The ANC submitted an urgent application to the [[Gauteng Division|South Gauteng High Court]] to stop distribution of the text message on the grounds that it violated the Electoral Act. On 4 April 2014, the court ruled that the wording of the message was [[fair comment]] and dismissed the ANC's application with costs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stone|first=Setumo|title=Nkandla SMS court case postponed|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2014/04/01/nkandla-sms-court-case-postponed|access-date=15 April 2014|newspaper=Business Day|date=1 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501111929/http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2014/04/01/nkandla-sms-court-case-postponed|archive-date=1 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ANC case against DA 'Zuma stole your money for Nkandla' sms dismissed with costs|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2014/04/04/anc-case-against-da-zuma-stole-your-money-for-nkandla-sms-dismissed-with-costs|access-date=14 April 2014|newspaper=Times LIVE|date=4 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404210757/http://www.timeslive.co.za/politics/2014/04/04/anc-case-against-da-zuma-stole-your-money-for-nkandla-sms-dismissed-with-costs|archive-date=4 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>  The ANC was granted leave to appeal the decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=ANC granted leave to appeal in DA SMS case|url=http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/anc-granted-leave-appeal-da-sms-case/|access-date=15 April 2014|newspaper=City Press|date=12 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414081913/http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/anc-granted-leave-appeal-da-sms-case/|archive-date=14 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 6 May 2014, the Electoral Court ruled that the DA must retract the text message, finding that it wrongly targeted Zuma personally instead of the systematic failures highlighted in Madonsela's report.<ref>{{cite news|last=Grobler|first=Andre|title=Court orders DA to retract Nkandla SMS|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-05-06-court-orders-da-to-retract-nkandla-sms|access-date=7 May 2014|newspaper=Mail & Guardian|date=6 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507080132/http://mg.co.za/article/2014-05-06-court-orders-da-to-retract-nkandla-sms|archive-date=7 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The court case was ultimately won by the DA when the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa|Constitutional Court]] set aside the Electoral Court ruling on 19 January 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=DA's 'Zuma stole money' SMS okay, says Constitutional Court|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2015/01/19/das-zuma-stole-money-sms-okay-says-constitutional-court|access-date=14 February 2015|work=Business Day|agency=SAPA|date=20 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214151648/http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2015/01/19/das-zuma-stole-money-sms-okay-says-constitutional-court|archive-date=14 February 2015}}</ref>
 ==Parliament==
-On 19 December 2013, [[Minister of Public Works (South Africa)|public works minister]] [[Thulas Nxesi]] presented a report of an inter-ministerial task team which justified the public expenditure and cleared Zuma.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nkandla: Nxesi explains why security upgrade was essential|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2013-12-19-nxesi-nkandla-security-upgrade-was-essential|accessdate=31 March 2016|work=Mail & Guardian|agency=SAPA|date=19 December 2013}}</ref> On 28 April 2014, a parliamentary ad hoc committee set up to consider Zuma's response to Madonsela's report was referred to the next Parliament to be formed after the 2014 general election, citing insufficient time available before the 7 May election date.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vecchiatto|first=Paul|title=Nkandla probe stalled|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2014/04/28/nkandla-probe-stalled|accessdate=1 May 2014|newspaper=Business Day|date=28 April 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429123243/http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2014/04/28/nkandla-probe-stalled|archivedate=29 April 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> As of 11 August 2014, a Special Investigating Unit (SIU) mandated to investigate the matter by Zuma in December 2013 is suing the architect for R155.3&nbsp;million in the [[KwaZulu-Natal Division|KwaZulu-Natal High Court]]. On 12 September 2014, the SIU's report on their investigation was tabled in Parliament. The SIU said that the Zuma family was enriched by the upgrades and blamed overspending on the architect and public works officials, who have alleged interference by Zuma and others who have all denied these allegations. The SIU also found that security measures were still inadequate despite the overspending.<ref name=Ferreira>{{cite news|last1=Ferreira|first1=Emsie|title=Nkandla upgrades enriched Zuma: SIU|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/nkandla-upgrades-enriched-zuma-siu-1.1750294#.VBVCwJSSyyg|accessdate=14 September 2014|work=IOL|agency=SAPA|date=12 September 2014|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6SZo0o4EJ|archivedate=14 September 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Marrian|first1=Natasha|title=SIU probe into political interference in Nkandla project 'inconclusive'|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2014/09/12/siu-probe-into-political-interference-in-nkandla-project-inconclusive|accessdate=14 September 2014|work=Business Day|date=12 September 2014|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6SZnaqSsd|archivedate=14 September 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nkandla: These officials are to blame, says SIU|url=http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/nkandla-officials-blame-says-siu/|accessdate=14 September 2014|work=City Press|date=14 September 2014|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6SZnjlXx9|archivedate=14 September 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref>
+On 19 December 2013, [[Minister of Public Works (South Africa)|public works minister]] [[Thulas Nxesi]] presented a report of an inter-ministerial task team which justified the public expenditure and cleared Zuma.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nkandla: Nxesi explains why security upgrade was essential|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2013-12-19-nxesi-nkandla-security-upgrade-was-essential|access-date=31 March 2016|work=Mail & Guardian|agency=SAPA|date=19 December 2013}}</ref> On 28 April 2014, a parliamentary ad hoc committee set up to consider Zuma's response to Madonsela's report was referred to the next Parliament to be formed after the 2014 general election, citing insufficient time available before the 7 May election date.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vecchiatto|first=Paul|title=Nkandla probe stalled|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2014/04/28/nkandla-probe-stalled|access-date=1 May 2014|newspaper=Business Day|date=28 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429123243/http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2014/04/28/nkandla-probe-stalled|archive-date=29 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 11 August 2014, a [[Special Investigating Unit]] (SIU) mandated to investigate the matter by Zuma in December 2013 is suing the architect for R155.3&nbsp;million in the [[KwaZulu-Natal Division|KwaZulu-Natal High Court]]. On 12 September 2014, the SIU's report on their investigation was tabled in Parliament. The SIU said that the Zuma family was enriched by the upgrades and blamed overspending on the architect and public works officials, who have alleged interference by Zuma and others who have all denied these allegations. The SIU also found that security measures were still inadequate despite the overspending.<ref name=Ferreira>{{cite news|last1=Ferreira|first1=Emsie|title=Nkandla upgrades enriched Zuma: SIU|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/nkandla-upgrades-enriched-zuma-siu-1.1750294#.VBVCwJSSyyg|access-date=14 September 2014|work=IOL|agency=SAPA|date=12 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914112635/http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/nkandla-upgrades-enriched-zuma-siu-1.1750294|archive-date=14 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Marrian|first1=Natasha|title=SIU probe into political interference in Nkandla project 'inconclusive'|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2014/09/12/siu-probe-into-political-interference-in-nkandla-project-inconclusive|access-date=14 September 2014|work=Business Day|date=12 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914133620/http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2014/09/12/siu-probe-into-political-interference-in-nkandla-project-inconclusive|archive-date=14 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nkandla: These officials are to blame, says SIU|url=http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/nkandla-officials-blame-says-siu/|access-date=14 September 2014|work=City Press|date=14 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140915072834/http://www.citypress.co.za/politics/nkandla-officials-blame-says-siu/|archive-date=15 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
+A second parliamentary ad hoc committee, established in August 2014,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Makinana|first1=Andisiwe|title=MPs argue over new Nkandla ad hoc committee's tasks|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-08-19-mps-quibble-over-new-nkandla-ad-hoc-committees-tasks|access-date=30 August 2014|work=Mail & Guardian|date=19 August 2014}}</ref> would consider the report of the inter-ministerial task team published in December 2013,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Magubane|first1=Khulekani|title=Mantashe hails inter-ministerial task team's Nkandla report|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2013/12/19/mantashe-hails-inter-ministerial-task-teams-nkandla-report|access-date=14 September 2014|work=Business Day|date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220040702/http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2013/12/19/mantashe-hails-inter-ministerial-task-teams-nkandla-report|archive-date=20 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> the Public Protectors' final report published in March 2014 and the SIU's report published in September 2014, as well as Zuma's responses to them.<ref name=Ferreira/> The second ad hoc committee challenged the findings of the Public Protector and referred the matter to security experts including the police minister in November 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lamprecht|first1=Maryna|title=No parly committee recommended that Zuma should #PayBackTheMoney|url=http://city-press.news24.com/News/no-parly-committee-recommended-that-zuma-should-paybackthemoney-20160307|access-date=1 April 2016|work=City Press|date=7 March 2016}}</ref>
+On 28 May 2015, [[Minister of Police (South Africa)|police minister]] [[Nkosinathi Nhleko]], who was appointed by Zuma on 25 May 2014, released his report on Nkandla which found that the swimming pool, cattle kraal, chicken run, visitor's centre and amphitheatre were needed security features and concluded that Zuma does not owe the South African taxpayers anything.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Presence|first1=Chantall|title=ANC welcomes 'exceptional' Nkandla report|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/anc-welcomes-exceptional-nkandla-report-1864722|access-date=31 March 2016|work=IOL|date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Munusamy|first1=Ranjeni|title=The ANC's Nkandla bloodsport: Extreme foot-shooting and self-sabotage|url=http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2015-06-03-the-ancs-nkandla-bloodsport-extreme-foot-shooting-and-self-sabotage#.VXLBFc-qqko|access-date=6 June 2015|work=Daily Maverick|date=3 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707055317/http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2015-06-03-the-ancs-nkandla-bloodsport-extreme-foot-shooting-and-self-sabotage|archive-date=7 July 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> On 18 August 2015, the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]] adopted the report of a third parliamentary ad hoc committee which accepted the findings of Nxesi and Nhleko and cleared Zuma.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gqirana|first1=Thulani|title=Nkandla: Zuma's off the hook, for now|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2015-08-19-nkandla-zumas-off-the-hook-for-now|access-date=31 March 2016|work=Mail & Guardian|date=19 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=Rabkin>{{cite news|last1=Rabkin|first1=Franny|title=DA joins EFF in Nkandla court case|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2015/09/15/da-joins-eff-in-nkandla-court-case|access-date=1 April 2016|work=Business Day|date=15 September 2015}}</ref> Opposition parties [[Economic Freedom Fighters]] and [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] subsequently approached the Constitutional Court to enforce the Public Protector's findings.<ref name=Rabkin/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-03/zuma-blinks-again-concession-on-home-costs-signals-waning-power|title=Zuma Blinks Again: Home-Cost Concession Signals Waning Power|author=Amogelang Mbatha, Michael Cohen|date=3 February 2016|work=Bloomberg.com|access-date=31 March 2016}}</ref>
+== Constitutional Court judgement ==
+{{main|Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others; Democratic Alliance v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others}}
+On 31 March 2016, the [[Constitutional Court of South Africa|Constitutional Court]] delivered a unanimous ruling stating that the Public Protector's report was binding and Zuma and the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]] failed to uphold the country's constitution. The court ordered the [[National Treasury (South Africa)|National Treasury]] to determine the amount that Zuma must pay back and ordered Zuma to do so within 45 days of the court's approval of the National Treasury report.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thamm |first1=Marianne |date=31 March 2016 |title=Nkandla ConCourt ruling: President Zuma and National Assembly in breach of Constitution |work=Daily Maverick |url=http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-03-31-nkandla-concourt-ruling-president-zuma-and-national-assembly-in-breach-of-constitution/#.Vvz5raT5jIW |access-date=31 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Breach of Constitution |url=http://cdn.24.co.za/files/Cms/General/d/3834/24efe59744c642a1a02360235f4d026b.pdf |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref>
+== Repayment ==
+As instructed by the Constitutional Court, the National Treasury instituted an investigation – required to be completed within 60 days of the judgement – to "determine a reasonable percentage of the costs... which ought to be paid personally by the President".<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Munusamy |first=Ranjeni |date=2016-06-27 |title=Nkandla, The Finale: Treasury sets 'reasonable' R7.8m for Zuma to pay back |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-06-28-nkandla-the-finale-treasury-sets-reasonable-r7-8m-for-zuma-to-pay-back/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> The investigation was conducted by a six-member panel comprising representatives of two professional [[Quantity surveyor|quantity surveying]] firms, two professional [[engineering]] firms, the South African Institution of Civil Engineering, and the Association of Quantity Surveyors. The panel considered the five main upgrade components – the amphitheatre, cattle kraal, chicken run, visitors' centre, and swimming pool – and found that:
+* Only the control centre on the ground floor of the visitors' centre could be reasonably considered to constitute a security upgrade;
-A second parliamentary ad hoc committee, established in August 2014,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Makinana|first1=Andisiwe|title=MPs argue over new Nkandla ad hoc committee's tasks|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2014-08-19-mps-quibble-over-new-nkandla-ad-hoc-committees-tasks|accessdate=30 August 2014|work=Mail & Guardian|date=19 August 2014}}</ref> would consider the report of the inter-ministerial task team published in December 2013,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Magubane|first1=Khulekani|title=Mantashe hails inter-ministerial task team's Nkandla report|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/2013/12/19/mantashe-hails-inter-ministerial-task-teams-nkandla-report|accessdate=14 September 2014|work=Business Day|date=19 December 2013|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6SZrGzIlf|archivedate=14 September 2014|deadurl=no}}</ref> the Public Protectors' final report published in March 2014 and the SIU's report published in September 2014, as well as Zuma's responses to them.<ref name=Ferreira/> The second ad hoc committee challenged the findings of the Public Protector and referred the matter to security experts including the police minister in November 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lamprecht|first1=Maryna|title=No parly committee recommended that Zuma should #PayBackTheMoney|url=http://city-press.news24.com/News/no-parly-committee-recommended-that-zuma-should-paybackthemoney-20160307|accessdate=1 April 2016|work=City Press|date=7 March 2016}}</ref>
+* The reasonable cost of the five items amounted to R8.88 million as of June 2009 and R11.75 million as of May 2016, including [[Value-added tax|VAT]]; and
+* Zuma should be personally liable for 87.94% of the costs, corresponding to R7,814,155 as of June 2009.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-29 |title=Zuma gets his Nkandla bill |url=https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/zuma-gets-nkandla-bill/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=[[Corruption Watch (South Africa)|Corruption Watch]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
+The R7.81 million figure included R2.3 million for the swimming pool, R1 million for the amphitheatre, and R1.2 million for the cattle kraal.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last= |last2= |date=2016-09-12 |title=Zuma has paid back the money |url=https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2016-09-12-breaking-zuma-has-paid-back-the-money/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Daily Maverick |language=en}}</ref> Treasury submitted its report to the Constitutional Court, which approved the recommendation in late July 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-27 |title=Constitutional Court confirms Zuma must pay back R7.8 million for Nkandla |url=https://mg.co.za/article/2016-07-27-constitutional-court-confirms-zuma-must-pay-back-r78-million-for-nkandla/ |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=The Mail & Guardian |language=en-ZA}}</ref> Complying with the Court's directive that the amount should be paid within 45 days of its approval by the Court, Zuma repaid the full amount in September 2016.<ref name=":6" /> However, he financed the repayment using a R7.8 million loan from [[VBS Mutual Bank]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 September 2016 |title=VBS Mutual Bank explains how 74-year old Zuma can afford R7.8m home loan |language=en-US |work=BusinessTech |url=https://businesstech.co.za/news/banking/136609/vbs-mutual-bank-explains-how-74-year-old-zuma-can-afford-r7-8m-home-loan/ |access-date=2018-10-12}}</ref> and allegedly [[Default (finance)|defaulted]] on his repayments of the [[Bond (finance)|bond]] in August 2018.<ref name=":1" /> In August 2022, the [[KwaZulu-Natal Division|Pietermaritzburg High Court]] granted VBS an order forcing Zuma to pay back the bond.<ref name=":1" /> The property itself could not be attached to the bond as [[Collateral (finance)|collateral]] because the land is not owned by Zuma personally.<ref name=":1" />
-On 28 May 2015, [[Minister of Police (South Africa)|police minister]] [[Nkosinathi Nhleko]], who was appointed by Zuma on 25 May 2014, released his report on Nkandla which found that the swimming pool, cattle kraal, chicken run, visitor's centre and amphitheatre were needed security features and concluded that Zuma does not owe the South African taxpayers anything.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Presence|first1=Chantall|title=ANC welcomes ‘exceptional’ Nkandla report|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/anc-welcomes-exceptional-nkandla-report-1864722|accessdate=31 March 2016|work=IOL|date=28 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Munusamy|first1=Ranjeni|title=The ANC's Nkandla bloodsport: Extreme foot-shooting and self-sabotage|url=http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2015-06-03-the-ancs-nkandla-bloodsport-extreme-foot-shooting-and-self-sabotage#.VXLBFc-qqko|accessdate=6 June 2015|work=Daily Maverick|date=3 June 2015|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6Z538PCJ9|archivedate=6 June 2015|deadurl=no}}</ref> On 18 August 2015, the [[National Assembly of South Africa|National Assembly]] adopted the report of a third parliamentary ad hoc committee which accepted the findings of Nxesi and Nhleko and cleared Zuma.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gqirana|first1=Thulani|title=Nkandla: Zuma's off the hook, for now|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2015-08-19-nkandla-zumas-off-the-hook-for-now|accessdate=31 March 2016|work=Mail & Guardian|date=19 August 2015}}</ref><ref name=Rabkin>{{cite news|last1=Rabkin|first1=Franny|title=DA joins EFF in Nkandla court case|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/national/politics/2015/09/15/da-joins-eff-in-nkandla-court-case|accessdate=1 April 2016|work=Business Day|date=15 September 2015}}</ref> Opposition parties [[Economic Freedom Fighters]] and [[Democratic Alliance (South Africa)|Democratic Alliance]] subsequently approached the Constitutional Court to enforce the Public Protector's findings.<ref name=Rabkin/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-02-03/zuma-blinks-again-concession-on-home-costs-signals-waning-power|title=Zuma Blinks Again: Home-Cost Concession Signals Waning Power|author=Amogelang Mbatha, Michael Cohen|date=3 February 2016|work=Bloomberg.com|accessdate=31 March 2016}}</ref>
 ==See also==
-*[[National Key Points Act, 1980#Nkandla homestead]]
+*[[National Key Points Act, 1980#Nkandla homestead|National Key Points Act, 1980 § Nkandla homestead]]
-*[[South African general election, 2014#Controversies]]
+*[[2014 South African general election#Controversies|2014 South African general election § Controversies]]
 ==References==
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+*[https://www.sahistory.org.za/archive/secure-comfort-nkandla-report Report of the Public Protector]
-*[http://www.publicprotector.org/library/investigation_report/2013-14/Final%20Report%2019%20March%202014%20.pdf Public Protector's Report (PDF)]
+*[https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/the-nkandla-security-upgrade-explained--govt-task- Report of the Ministerial Task Team]
+*[https://www.corruptionwatch.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/NationalTreasuryCCReportCourtOrder27June2016Final1.pdf Report of the National Treasury]
+*[https://nkandla-homestead-jzs-crib.business.site/?m=true JZ's Crib]
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