South Africa’s president under fire over for ‘security’ revamp: report
1 Dec 2013 5:22 AM IST
South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma personally benefitted from the controversial security renovations at his private home and must repay the state, a damning watchdog report leaked to a local newspaper said on Friday.
The government has spent at least 200 million rand (USD 20 million) to revamp Zuma’s rural home -- including a swimming pool and an outdoor amphitheatre -- justifying it as necessary security for a head of state.
But a government watchdog in a report titled ‘Opulence on a Grand Scale’ has found that Zuma derived ‘substantial’ benefit from the deal, South Africa’s weekly Mail & Guardian reported. Some of the so-called security upgrades were ‘improperly’ weaved into the project at ‘enormous cost’ to the taxpayer, it said.
A swimming pool, a marquee area, a visitors’ waiting area, a cattle enclosure, houses for the president’s relatives and ‘extensive’ paving, were some of the extras that did not necessarily fit into security features, according to a yet-unpublished report by public protector Thuli Madonsela.
South Africa’s public protector investigates reported abuse of power by public officials, publishes the findings, and recommends prosecution where needed.South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma personally benefitted from the controversial security renovations at his private home and must repay the state, a damning watchdog report leaked to a local newspaper said on Friday.
The government has spent at least 200 million rand (USD 20 million) to revamp Zuma’s rural home -- including a swimming pool and an outdoor amphitheatre -- justifying it as necessary security for a head of state.
But a government watchdog in a report titled ‘Opulence on a Grand Scale’ has found that Zuma derived ‘substantial’ benefit from the deal, South Africa’s weekly Mail & Guardian reported. Some of the so-called security upgrades were ‘improperly’ weaved into the project at ‘enormous cost’ to the taxpayer, it said.
A swimming pool, a marquee area, a visitors’ waiting area, a cattle enclosure, houses for the president’s relatives and ‘extensive’ paving, were some of the extras that did not necessarily fit into security features, according to a yet-unpublished report by public protector Thuli Madonsela.
South Africa’s public protector investigates reported abuse of power by public officials, publishes the findings, and recommends prosecution where needed.
The government has spent at least 200 million rand (USD 20 million) to revamp Zuma’s rural home -- including a swimming pool and an outdoor amphitheatre -- justifying it as necessary security for a head of state.
But a government watchdog in a report titled ‘Opulence on a Grand Scale’ has found that Zuma derived ‘substantial’ benefit from the deal, South Africa’s weekly Mail & Guardian reported. Some of the so-called security upgrades were ‘improperly’ weaved into the project at ‘enormous cost’ to the taxpayer, it said.
A swimming pool, a marquee area, a visitors’ waiting area, a cattle enclosure, houses for the president’s relatives and ‘extensive’ paving, were some of the extras that did not necessarily fit into security features, according to a yet-unpublished report by public protector Thuli Madonsela.
South Africa’s public protector investigates reported abuse of power by public officials, publishes the findings, and recommends prosecution where needed.South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma personally benefitted from the controversial security renovations at his private home and must repay the state, a damning watchdog report leaked to a local newspaper said on Friday.
The government has spent at least 200 million rand (USD 20 million) to revamp Zuma’s rural home -- including a swimming pool and an outdoor amphitheatre -- justifying it as necessary security for a head of state.
But a government watchdog in a report titled ‘Opulence on a Grand Scale’ has found that Zuma derived ‘substantial’ benefit from the deal, South Africa’s weekly Mail & Guardian reported. Some of the so-called security upgrades were ‘improperly’ weaved into the project at ‘enormous cost’ to the taxpayer, it said.
A swimming pool, a marquee area, a visitors’ waiting area, a cattle enclosure, houses for the president’s relatives and ‘extensive’ paving, were some of the extras that did not necessarily fit into security features, according to a yet-unpublished report by public protector Thuli Madonsela.
South Africa’s public protector investigates reported abuse of power by public officials, publishes the findings, and recommends prosecution where needed.
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