The 2014 south african general election was held on 7 may 2014, to elect a new national assembly and new provincial legislatures in each province. Nkandla news, research and analysis the conversation page 1. The anc, however, in a later statement distanced itself from the anc youth leagues electoral support of zanupf. Zumas nkandla fairytale and the taming of the anc mo. Dan and catherine teach you the language the worlds media is using to discuss. Oct 30, 2016 the report shows that the party is walking on egg shells after branches a number of which called for zumas head have criticised the partys national executive committee nec for failing party members in its handling of the nkandla concourt judgment, and prematurely closing its own probe into state capture. Mar 29, 2016 the anc has admitted, through its newly appointed parliamentary chief whip, jackson mthembu, that the scandal around nkandla has damaged its reputation. Asked if zuma would brief the nec on the nkandla report, anc spokesman jackson mthembu would only say no. My response to the anc on the public protector report on nkandla.
It is deeply ironic that the anc endorse the nkandla expenditure, when they require that that the media report in a manner that adds value to the national endeavour and reflect on how our. Johannesburg the ruling anc has put some distance for now between itself and the public protectors damning report on president jacob zumas private nkandla home. The anc will not apologise for the findings of the nkandla report, its secretary general said on thursday. Mar 20, 2014 anc briefing on public protector thuli madonselas report on upgrades to president jacob zumas nkandla homestead. Economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national. The ruling african national congress anc has put some distance for now between itself and the public protectors damning report on president jacob zumas private nkandla home. Bank that gave zuma money to repay for nkandla upgrades. In october, iol published a list of the anc members who voted to adopt a report by police minister nathi nhleko, which cleared zuma of any liability for nkandla. As we all know, the anc is also the governing party in our democracy, what is says carries a lot of weight and therefore when there are distortions they need to be clarified. This is what the secretary general of the ruling party said in response to questions by members of the the media fraternity on monday afternoon at the luthuli house. Briefing reporters in johannesburg on monday, party secretary general gwede mantashe consistently declined to give direct replies to questions on the nkandla issue. Read the public protectors full nkandla report the citizen. Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector 6 by the mail and guardian in an article titled zumas r 65 million nkandla splurge. Eff media briefing 8 march 2018 video music download womusic.
Madonselas response a new hope on tuesday, at what the anc called an urgent press conference, it spat fire at the public protectors, claiming thuli madonsela had admitted her office was responsible for the leak of her provisional nkandla report, and saying that she was playing. He was reelected as anc leader at the anc conference in mangaung on 18 december 2012, defeating challenger kgalema. During the three nkandla ad hoc committee processes in parliament, members of the anc could have picked up this anomaly and realised that the processes they were engaged in made no sense. The list of anc members who said zuma owes nothing for nkandla. Sizani accused madonsela of overstepping her mark at a media briefing in parliament on wednesday. In 2008, a year before becoming president, jacob zuma faced 700 counts of. Analysis if a retweet by public protector thuli madonsela angered anc members of the parliamentary ad hoc committee on nkandla, one can only imagine the effect her media briefing on monday had. At the same time the anc released a discussion paper on a proposed media. Jacob zuma visits news24 studio at policy conference.
Committee report on presidents submission in response to. Earlier, mthembu said that the twoday nec meeting was a normal nec. In contrast, the discourse emanating from the media condemn aspects of the ancs treatment of the media, particularly attempts to curtail freedom of expression and access to information. Mar 30, 2016 when daily maverick asked madonsela about this omission during her extensive media briefing when she released the nkandla report on 19 march 2014, she responded.
In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of south africa promulgated by then president nelson mandela. Dec 04, 20 the opening salvo of the anc s final push on the nkandla controversy made for a bizarre media briefing on tuesday, featuring notable moments such as top party leaders gwede mantashe and jessie. The anc is due to hold a media briefing in the afternoon to reveal its version of events. The anc commissions report was among the documents provided to the trc. Reports from south africa say that the anc have asked president zuma to step down. She served as the public protector of south africa from 19 october 2009 to 14 october 2016. Cape town public protector thuli madonselas damning report on security upgrades at president jacob zumas nkandla homestead will be. The anc s gwede mantashe is expected to speak to the media following the release of a governments interministerial task teams. The nkandla report by thuli madonsela on jacob zumas homestead and the corrupt practices involved there.
If there is a need for an apology, it cant be the anc. Zuma and the anc ahead of the elections in south africa. The anc addresses the media following a meeting of the top six where they discussed the concourt judgment on nkandla upgrades. He was reelected as anc leader at the anc conference in mangaung on 18.
Mar 20, 2014 the anc response to the release of the public protector report into president jacob zumas private residence at nkandla yesterday was quite weird. The public protector on wednesday released her longawaited report on the security upgrades at president jacob zumas private nkandla homestead. Anc briefing on public protector thuli madonselas report on upgrades to president jacob zumas nkandla homestead. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. President of sa or as a favour as anc president, i would suggest it. When daily maverick asked madonsela about this omission during her extensive media briefing when she released the nkandla report on 19 march 2014, she responded. Mar 11, 2018 south african reserve bank sarb governor lesetja kganyago announced this late on sunday afternoon at a media briefing in pretoria. Eldest of five children of a policeman father and his second wife, zuma was born on april 12, 1942, in nkandla in kwazulunatal. Survey shows zuma and ancs mutual dance to the bottom robert mattes, university.
Briefing by parliamentary content advisors the minutes of 25 september 2014 was adopted. Anc to act on zumas nkandla home scandal the herald. This pushed the need for internal resistance the african national congress anc began to take action children of soweto, a black township some ten miles away from johannesburg, in 1982. Although the anc is no longer accusing thuli madonsela of political motives, it maintains she is responsible for the nkandla report leak. Anc stoops ever lower in nkandla saga south africa. He previously served as president of the african national congress youth league from 2008 to 2012. One domestic report said zuma had asked for three months to resign, a request that was denied.
If a retweet by public protector thuli madonsela angered anc members of the parliamentary ad hoc committee on nkandla, one can only imagine the effect her media briefing on monday read more. Former president jacob zuma has lambasted the leaders of cosatu and the. Anc nasrec conference to the cyril ramaphosa camp, zumas political. The chairperson of the anc in gauteng, paul mashatile, has come under fire for his public declaration that he disagrees with police minister nathi nhlekos nkandla report. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Pdf an evaluation of medias role in depopularizing and. Anc media briefing on the nkandla report by sabc news. While visiting cato manor and greyville, in durban, zuma saw anc volunteers.
The successor to a finalterm president is nominated at the party conference, which. Speaking during his last media briefing on monday in nasrec just hours before his successor would be announced at the. The anc has stated publicly its support for public protector thuli madonselas office and her report on nkandla, but elements within the party are taking a more hardline stance. Under matters arising, dr m motshekga anc said the issue raised by the public protector, that remedial actions be enacted should be laid to rest. Apart from the release of a statement by the presidency on 03 december 2009, denying that government was footing the bill, nothing seems. Resisting state capture in south africa journal of democracy. Regarding the issue of legal authority to install security features at a.
Julius sello malema born 3 march 1981 is a south african politician who is a member of parliament and the leader of the economic freedom fighters, a south african political party, which he founded in july 20. On 8 april 2010, at a johannesburg media briefing covering his visit to zimbabwe, malema was involved in an incendiary incident with jonah fisher, a bbc journalist. Report on an investigation into allegations of impropriety and unethical conduct relating to the installation and implementation of security measures by the department of public works at and in respect of the private residence of president jacob zuma at nkandla in the kwazulunatal province. Ryan dawson on the deal of the century, russia, and whatnot. Republic of south africa, his excellency j g zuma, at nkandla in the. He said madonsela was obliged to submit her report to parliament and. Dec 03, 20 johannesburg, december 3 anc national spokesperson jackson mthembu discusses the outcome of the nkandla report media briefing, which was called by the ruling party. The democratic alliance on wednesday launched a court challenge against police minister nathi nhlekos report on the nkandla security upgrade a day after the anc muscled it through the national. The partys reaction immediate responsefor which zuma is also a president by calling a press conference later that day at 4pm to respond to the report long even before government could respond. According to this media report the presidents private residence.
February 9, 2020 the trump israel administration may have blamed iran for an isis attack. Anc to challenge to madonselas nkandla report in court. Various media reports had incorrectly reported that the charges against zuma had been. Minister of police briefing mr j selfe da indicated that on 23 june 2015, he had tabled a submission on behalf of the da in which it was argued that, according to the constitution and the public protector act, the findings and remedial actions of the public protector cannot be summarily rejected. February 2, 2020 weinsteins former assistant breaks nda after 20 years of silence. Anc still insists madonsela leaked nkandla report the. Thulisile nomkhosi thuli madonsela born 28 september 1962 is a south african advocate and professor of law, holding a chair in social justice at stellenbosch university since january 2018. Also read npa finds schabir shaik made even more payments to jacob zuma report. Gauteng anc backs mashatiles nkandla comments city press. Democratic alliance v speaker of the national assembly and others 2016 zacc 11 is a major judgment of the constitutional court of south africa which finds that president jacob zuma breached the south african constitution by failing to implement the recommendations in the public protectors nkandla report. The public protector has rubbished claims by the anc that her office had leaked the report. Apr 01, 2016 president jacob zuma has to pay back the money. A meeting of the ad hoc committee presidents submission in response to public protectors report on nkandla committee held on 06 november 2014, lead by mr c frolick anc. An anc briefing on the public protectors report on upgrades to president zumas nkandla.
Anc to hold a media briefing post concourt ruling on nkandla. President of sa or as a favour as anc president, i would suggest it is. The african national congress and the regeneration of. At a media briefing called by the anc two hours after the report was released, the figure of r71million not the larger one, the one that puts everything into a proper context was repeated. South african public protector uses media briefing to. During a media briefing yesterday, the regional leadership commended zuma for outstandingly representing his home region as the president of the anc and the country. The opening salvo of the anc s final push on the nkandla controversy made for a bizarre media briefing on tuesday, featuring notable moments.
Nkandla disciplinary hearings first respondent medical note rejected one of the first of 10 officials facing disciplinary action for their role in the nkandla scandal is instructed to face the. December 3 the anc held a press briefing where among others nkandla was on the agenda. Beneficiaries braved long queues in the cold hoping to apply for the covid19 child support grant. Press release the da is deeply concerned by the remarks made during the anc s press conference today, supposedly responding to the public protectors report on the nkandla scandal. The bank came under the public spotlight in september 2016 after it gave former president jacob zuma a loan to repay r7. The report was released to the public via a media briefing on 19 march 2014. Ancled alliance exists only in name former president zuma. Browse nkandla news, research and analysis from the conversation.
The private home of former south african president jacob zuma, situated about 24 km 15 mi south of the rural town of nkandla in kwazulunatal, commonly referred to as the nkandla homestead has been the subject of considerable controversy. Jacob gedleyihlekisa zuma south african history online. Anc nasrec conference to the cyril ramaphosa camp, zumas political image. Zuma will not brief the nec on nkandla the citizen. Thulas nxesi giving an update on the nkandla project during the media briefing at imbizo media centre in cape town, 28052015. Thuli madonsela during a media briefing to release the report on an investigation into allegations of impropriety and. From sapa public protector thuli madonsela stood her ground regarding her handling of the nkandla report, amid attacks by anc chief whip stone sizani in parliament on wednesday. The moves against the media followed sustained reporting on. A submission of the report to parliament directly would not only have been in contravention of the section 35 of the executive members ethics act 82 0f 1998, it would also have been in violation of the doctrine of separaton of powers. Many words have been tossed about in the wake of thursdays devastating constitutional court judgment on the public protectors report on nkandla. Mar 10, 2018 zuma to help anc campaign in nkandla by aphiwe deklerk 10 march 2018 07.
Zumas figurative expression amounts to no blasphemy, media statement. Jacob gedleyihlekisa zuma is a south african politician who served as the fourth president of. After a tense and acrimonious series of meetings over the last two days, the anc is briefing the public on its discussion about president jacob zumas decision to fire pravin gordhan. The dependence on short to mediumterm capital inflows tends. She was briefing reporters on zumas stateofthenation address next week. Economic freedom fighters v speaker of the national assembly and others. Mbete confirmed zuma wrote to her a week ago to indicate he had received the special investigating units sius provisional report on the r246million security upgrades at his private nkandla homestead in kwazulunatal, and would respond to parliament on the three probes into the matter within 30 working days. Anc responds to nkandla report as it happened 201219 14. The briefing will be held at 2pm to allow the party to report back to its structures on the decision taken at the meeting that was held in pretoria on monday. Advocate thuli madonsela speaks at a media briefing on december 4, 20 in pretoria, south africa. The anc is a mass movement, yet its branches, conference delegates, officials.
Secure in comfort a report of the march 2014 public protector. Video eff media briefing 8 march 2018 gratis download eff media briefing 8 march 2018 fast, easy, simple download eff media briefing 8. You can download the audio and pdf document for this episode here. The anc welcomed the release of the interministerial task team report into the security upgrades at president jacob zumas nkandla homestead yesterday. Download eff media briefing 8 march 2018 video music download music eff media briefing 8 march 2018, filetype.
Even though the top six leaders welcomed mr zumas noresignationapology, the anc s 100member national executive committee can convene a special meeting and ask. I now turn to the focus of our briefing the report on the public protector investigation. Sars legal team slams jacob zuma affidavit in public. Addressing a hastily convened media briefing at the. President jacob zuma hosts a party for children in nkandla. Anc will update nation on zumas fate at 2pm briefing. Theyve asked the media to wait for the anc youth league but it looks as if most are leaving the room. His middle name, gedleyihlekisa, was given to him by his father. After a protracted battle over the public protectors nkandla report, zuma has to comply with thuli madonselas prescribed remedial action.
South africa continued to reverberate with reports of the right wing. The anc has warned the public protector to immediately release her nkandla report or face the partys wrath. Johannesburg, december 3 anc national spokesperson jackson mthembu discusses the outcome of the nkandla report media briefing, which was called by the ruling party. To clarify some issues emerging from the statement made to the nation on tuesday, november 3, 20 by the secretary general of the african national congress anc mr. A report made by the police minister to parliament regarding the presidents upgrades to nkandla was made public this afternoon. The use of public funds to make improvements to the compound, which were said to be for security reasons, which cost over r246 million led to significant. Despite the lack of electoral turnover in ancruled south africa, the countrys. It was the fifth election held in south africa under conditions of universal adult suffrage since the end of the apartheid era in 1994, and also the first held since the death of nelson mandela. Public protector thuli madonselas damning report on security upgrades at president jacob zumas nkandla homestead will be on the agenda of an anc nec meeting in cape town on saturday. Thank you note to surgeon sample by jasmineezecq issuu. The anc youth league told a media briefing that madonsela was an opposition instrument and mentioned her frequent visits with the democratic alliance during her nkandla investigation. Secretarygeneral gwede mantashe addressed the media at luthuli house, johannesburg. Anc spokesperson discusses the outcome of the nkandla briefing. Various media reports had incorrectly reported that the charges against zuma had been dismissed.