Johannesburg - After years of stressing about the Nkandla saga, South Africa has finally been put out of its misery as Chief Justice Mogoen...
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Johannesburg - After years of stressing about the Nkandla saga, South Africa has finally been put out of its misery as Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng literally laid down the law.
The ruling comes from the top judge of the country’s top court. Zuma now has no more options and – finally – will have to pay back the money the government spent on non-security upgrades on his private Nkandla home.The case was brought to the Constitutional Court in February this year by the EFF, joined by the DA and others. The key issue to be decided was whether or not Zuma should have followed Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s findings in March 2014 that he must pay back the money for features not related to security at Nkandla.
And Mogoeng’s decision: Zuma must pay back the money!
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The chief justice has also set tight deadlines – so hopefully the Nkandla drama will soon be behind Mzansi and we can get on with the really important things, like building a prosperous country.
Mogoeng also reminded all of us of our vital democratic values of accountability, and using the state’s resources for the needs of the country’s citizens. He also reminded all of us that nobody – not Zuma, not Parliament – is above the law.
Among his most important findings are that:
- Zuma should have respected Madonsela’s findings and done as he was told.
- His failure to do this was inconsistent with the Constitution and unlawful.
- Parliament’s resolution that Zuma didn’t owe anything is inconsistent with the Constitution and set aside.
- National Treasury must decide how much Zuma must personally repay. It must present this in a report to the Constitutional court within 60 days.
- Once the Constitutional court has approved Treasury’s report, Zuma has 45 days to repay the amount.
- Zuma must, as Madonsela’s Nkandla findings said he should, scold the ministers responsible for the Nkandla scandal. - Online Sources
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