Government to take Public Protector to Court over Nkandla report

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JOHANNESBURG – Government says it will take Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to court over her controversial report on the security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead.

Ministers in the security cluster say some of the findings and the actions recommended in the report are irrational and, in some cases, contradictory.

As a result, government says it would be difficult to implement some of the recommendations and it needs clarity from the courts.

The state’s legal team is already compiling court papers and government expects them to be filed at the high court within the next week.

Government spokesperson Phumla Williams tells Eyewitness News the ministers did not take the decision lightly.

“I think it is a decision that we had to take in order to deal with the issues that are raised by the public protector. There is no point in us saying we’ll implement recommendations that are, in our mind, contradictory.”

In March, Madonsela found that Zuma unduly benefitted from the R246 million upgrades to his private KwaZulu-Natal home.

The report, released in March, said the upgrades cost around R246 million and that the president and his family unduly benefited from them.

Madonsela said government dismally failed to manage service providers and prevented project costs from rocketing from R27 million to the current figure.

She recommended that Zuma pay back a percentage of the costs involved in building features such as the swimming pool, the visitor centre and a cattle kraal.

But the president has publicly stated that he never asked for the upgrades and would not pay back any funds.

In Parliament, an ad-hoc committee was set up shortly before the elections to consider the report, but was soon put on hold until after the polls.

(Edited by Craig Wynn)
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http://ewn.co.za/2014/05/15/Govt-to-take-Madonsela-to-court-on-Nkandla
 
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To be fair, the public protector loses a lot in court.
 
We all know what happens when our brilliant Ministers go to court... they lose in spectacular fashion :D

Government spokesperson Phumla Williams tells Eyewitness News the ministers did not take the decision lightly.

“I think it is a decision that we had to take in order to deal with the issues that are raised by the public protector. There is no point in us saying we’ll implement recommendations that are, in our mind, contradictory.”
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Bullsch1t Phumla. They could have asked her for clarity on any issue before running to court :erm:
 
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Garyvdh said:
How many has she lost and how many has she won?
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the Office of the Public Protector hasn't had that much success in court but the Government of the Republic has a lot less and most of the lost suits are from a predecessor - remember the M&G taking on the previous PP ...
 
Ok ... Laymans terms...

Guavamunt will take to court the very people they appoint to investigate government wrongdoing on the behalf of the people, using the peoples tax money to pay both the Public Prosecutor's legal fees and their own legal fees ... what a fantastic win / win ... for the people ... NOT

Banana Republic yes ?
 
ToxicBunny said:
Cases with a win/loss ratio please, if you're going to make such a statement.
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Well, I don't have such stats, but I remember a couple of cases she lost which is unacceptable to me.
 
Paul Hjul said:
the Office of the Public Protector hasn't had that much success in court but the Government of the Republic has a lot less and most of the lost suits are from a predecessor - remember the M&G taking on the previous PP ...
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I'd still like for him to give us his stats as this particular poster is known for shooting from hip.
 
Paul Hjul said:
the Office of the Public Protector hasn't had that much success in court but the Government of the Republic has a lot less and most of the lost suits are from a predecessor - remember the M&G taking on the previous PP ...
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I don't think the problem is with the previous regime only, I think the office itself is acting like an auditing firm rather than an entity that understand legal implications of its office and reports and is run by lawyers. For instance, on the Motsoeneng report, she mentions the fact that it's "unlawful" (i forgot the exact word she used) for one to get an increase 4 times a year. To me that's something I expect from a forensic auditor but not an advocate, and there's no way a court of law can come to that finding, especially when there's no policy against such increases. I can't believe that more people aren't taking her to court, especially Roux Shabangu of the SAPS building saga.
 
@Paul ... constitutionally, how can the people of this country be forced to pay for both legal teams ? Conflict of interest?
 
Just listened to Pierre de Vos - says govt hasn't got a chance of winning this, probably just a stalling tactic re the parliamentary Nkandla enquiry.
 
Pretty sure ANC were just waiting for the elections to finish before attacking the public and wasting money again.
 
VJB 449 said:
wow just wow
who voted for these fools?
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We shouldn't condemn people for going to court, it's the fundamental right. Infact its good for the case to go to court so a court order can bring finality to this issue.
 
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