The ghosts of the south african broadcasting corporation sabc surfaced during the first round of interviews for new members of the public broadcasters board on wednesday. Nkandla residents hurt by the presidents homestead splurge. Sabc must discipline hlaudi motsoeneng thuli madonsela. Her final report on security upgrades to zumas homestead titled secure in comfort was published on 19 march 2014. This followed zumas withdrawal of his application for an interdict preventing its release, as well as an order of the pretoria high court ordering its release. The judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture, also known as the zondo commission of inquiry or zondo commission, is a public inquiry launched by the government of cyril ramaphosa in august 2018 to investigate allegations of state capture, corruption, fraud and other allegations in the public sector including organs of state in south africa. After 4 hours of trying to get answers out of south african president jacob zuma. Sabc public works minister thulas nxesi says that they agree with the public protector thuli madonselas report on price inflation regarding upgrades at president jacob zumas home in nkandla. In a sober and considered manner, she read out the findings of the longawaited nkandla report her investigations into the unconscionable amount of r246 million of taxpayers money spent on. Busisiwe mkhwebane during the release of her report nelson mandelas funeral funds inquiry on december 04, 2017 in. We have to ask what is the point of calling the board of the sabc before parliament when jackson mthembu has already told the world that he is going to instigate a motion to dissolve the board even before hearing its side of the story. Open letter to thuli madonsela from jeff koorbanally, forensic investigator into absa bonds. Public protector and auditorgeneral delve into the value.
Download the report here 2,5mb pdf the key highlight of the 355page report appears to be that former public protector thuli madonsela has recommended a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture. Two years after public protector thuli madonsela found that the sabc chief operating officer, hlaudi motsoeneng, had lied about his matric. Muthambi, madonsela to be called before sabc inquiry. Download the state capture report here techcentral.
Finally public protector thuli madonsela gives up and finalizes her report on state capture without his input. The author who was one of the sabc 8 covers aspects of thuli madonselas life with a focus on her life in law and her final years as the public protector. Each of the candidates was asked how they would have handled former public protector thuli madonselas report into the sabc, when governance and ethics fail, and what they would do to ensure the. Outline presentation on the reports submitted to the. A view from the bar by anton katz many regard thuli madonsela as a saviour of south africas democracy, and her successor, busiswe makwebane as having been captured by the zuma presidency. Motsoeneng is best known for his controversial tenure as coo of the sabc and. 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.
State of capture is my report in terms of section 1821b of the constitution of the. Advocate thulisile madonsela was born in johannesburg in 1962 and grew up in soweto. The state capture report which president jacob zuma had tried to interdict has gone public. That has been the case at the sabc for a long time former member. Public protector interview with zuma full interview. State of capture public protector report by cathryn reece on scribd. Public protector thuli madonsela found that while acting as chief operating officer, motsoeneng had his salary increased from r1. The report when governance and ethics fail paints a damning picture of abuse of.
Nkandla money as recommended by public protector thuli madonsela or challenge her report in court. Reports paint bleak picture of governance failures at sabc. State of capture a report of the public protector 14 october 2016 3 one of the crucial elements of our constitutional vision is to make a decisive break from the unchecked abuse of state power and resources that was. After school, she worked as an assistant teacher from 1980 to 1983. Former public protector thuli madonsela says the state capture commission of inquiry could face some challenges due to the delay in its establishment president jacob zuma announced on tuesday night that he had appointed a commission which would be headed by deputy chief justice raymond zondo madonsela released the state of capture report in. Former public protector advocate thuli madonsela has welcomed the.
The office of the public protector has released the longawaited report into state capture. Public protector thuli madonsela has released her report on the sabc titled when governance and ethics fail. Hlaudi in court in bid to get his r8m sabc pension payout released news. Thulis key reports as public protector 2014 inappropriate moves madonsela. I must point out at the outset that, as the public protector south africa, we have a lot. In february 2014, the public protector, thuli madonsela released a report entitled. There is corruption at the highest level of the sabc confirmed by public protector thuli madonsela yesterday when she released a report detailing maladministration and abuse of power and public money in the corridors of the state broadcaster. Hlaudi motsoeneng is the leader of african content movement acm who served as the acting.
She served as the public protector of south africa from 19 october 2009 to 14 october 2016. No longer whispering to power ebook by thandeka gqubule. She served as the public protector of south africa from 19. The case itself was based on my report, which followed an investigation into allegations of bad governance at the sabc. Thulisile nomkhosi thuli madonsela born 28 september 1962 is a south african advocate. When the zuma group started attacking thuli madonsela, he did exactly what he wants to do now. Thuli madonselas state of capture report investigating president jacob zuma and the gupta family was published on 2 november.
Fresh qualification scandal at the sabc businesstech. Her latest report when governance and ethics fail describes. Communications minister opposes motsoeneng court challenge. In no longer whispering to power thandeka gqubule, journalist and one of the sabc 8 fired and rehired by the broadcaster, attempts to answer these questions, and others, by exploring aspects of madonselas life.
His position has not changed since the public protector thuli madonsela released her report secure in comfort almost two years ago. When governance and ethics fail is my report as the public protector issued in terms of. Thuli madonsela advocate thulisile madonsela was born in johannesburg in 1962 and grew up in soweto. Public protector thuli madonsela released her report on the sabc yesterday. The report instructs chief justice mogoeng mogoeng to decide which judge should head the commission. In order properly to appreciate these views, an understanding of why the office of the public protector was established, and its role is.
We did not have the public protector report until 9. The north gauteng high court ordered the release of the state of capture report today. Kwazulunatal, october 27 south africa is waiting for public protector thuli madonselas report on president jacob zumas nkandla private home debacle the people want to know if she has found. Public protector thuli madonsela has slammed the sabc and, in particular, its acting chief operations officer, hlaudi motsoeneng. Read thuli madonsela s full state of capture report here. In 1996, she helped draft the final constitution of south africa promulgated by then president. Thuli madonsela 2009 2016 public protector thuli madonsela ends her term in october after seven years as the head of the. Sabc blatantly ignores public protectors report the. Pdf icon whengovernancefailsreportexecsummary17feb2014. Thuli madonsela during the 18th commonwealth lawyers conference in cape town, western cape on monday, april 15, 20. The star report is published the same day as a scheduled press briefing by madonsela about the police leases and other matters. This premium content has been made freely available. In 1992, madonsela joined the centre for applied legal studies at wits.
Public protector, advocate thuli madonsela, has just wrapped up her reading of the controversial nkandla report at the public protector house conference room in pretoria, which details her office. South african broadcasting corporation sabc, and the south african post office sapo. The story of thuli madonsela as public protector is, by definition, the story of south africas recent history. Adv thuli madonsela, public protector, responded that the trips had been combined with benchmarking exercises which had been in the pipeline before the awards were announced and that the only prize money was r100 000 which. The document, titled when governance and ethics fail, fingers the sabc s chief operations officer coo, hlaudi.
The report is criticised as a political ploy related to madonselas investigations into the leases. The judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of. Thandeka gqubules no longer whispering to power is a reminder of what a surreal. Her parents, bafana and nomasonto, were traders and sent her to evelyn baring high school in nhlangano, swaziland, from where her family originates. Public protector thuli madonsela and auditorgeneral thembekile kimi makwetu attended a conference hosted by the ethics institute in wanderers, johannesburg. This matter has to be raised by parliament with thuli madonsela, carrim is quoted in the report as saying, adding that he had asked the state law adviser to recommend. Public protector thuli madonsela found that motsoenengs appointment and salary progression were irregular. The report when governance and ethics fail paints a. Azania mag news, business, politics, art, music, fashion, sports and. Based on thuli madonselas report, the da has calculated that zuma is liable for at least an amount of r52. On 19 march 2014, all africans had a reason to be proud of the brave and principled leadership that exists on this continent in the form of south african public protector, thuli madonsela. When governance and ethics fail is my report as the public protector issued in.
Read thuli madonselas full state of capture report here. Madonsela welcomes decision regarding remedial action around state capture december 2017, 4. Legalbrief reports that the split sees zuma reeling after a torrid week which saw the supreme court of appeal dismissing his application to prevent the release of the socalled spy tapes and many of his political opponents baying for blood. Former public protector thuli madonsela says the state capture commission of inquiry could face some challenges due to the delay in its establishment president jacob zuma announced on tuesday night that he had appointed a commission which would be headed by deputy chief justice raymond zondo madonsela released the state of capture report in october 2016 and the president has since mounted. Former public protector thuli madonsela has instructed president jacob zuma to appoint a judicial commission of inquiry into state capture. Communications minister faith muthambi, former public protector thuli madonsela and the socalled south african broadcasting authority sabc 8 were on tuesday included in the list of witnesses that will be called by the ad hoc committee probing the fitness of the broadcasters board the committee, meeting for the first time in the wake of weekend reports of death.