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Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader, Lindiwe Mazibuko, says the latest media reports on government spending on president Jacob Zuma's homestead at Nkandla are so damning that it warrants the most severe sanction of the president's conduct.
Mazibuko was commenting on a report in the Mail and Guardian newspaper on Friday said that the Public Protector's report on Nkandla found that President Zuma had received substantial personal benefits from the multi-million rand upgrade to his Nkandla homestead in KwaZulu-Natal.
These reportedly included non-security type features like "a swimming pool, a visitors centre, an amphitheatre, a cattle kraal, extensive paving and a marquee area and the relocating of family relatives' rondavels at state expense."
Madonsela's report has not yet been made public.
In her reaction, Mazibuko said should the final report findings remain remain unchanged, she will consider tabling a motion to investigate President Zuma in terms of Section 89 of the which could result in a full parliamentary investigation into his conduct.
"The report also brings into question both President Zuma and his cabinet ministers' claims that he was not involved in the project. The alleged findings claim that the "owner/owner's representative negotiated with the families and agreed to provide each with four rondavels, palisade fencing, an access road, paving, water and electricity connections, and a cattle kraal".
"It is also alleged that there were attempts to apportion some of the non-security costs to the President, but this was unsuccessful; and that at least four companies that were being previously privately used by President Zuma were brought into the project and paid by the Department of Public Works, without proper tender processes being followed."
"This collectively, as the Public Protector's provisional findings allegedly hold, is a violation of the Executive Ethics Code and may amount to the deliberate misleading of Parliament. These are serious offences which cannot be ignored," she said.
"As more and more details surrounding Nkandlagate emerge, it is becoming increasingly clear that President Zuma is at the centre of one of the biggest corruption scandals in democratic South Africa. He must be accordingly held accountable by Parliament for his actions," Mazibuko added.
"As the complainant in this case, I now look forward to viewing the provisional report, as well as the final report, when it is made public."
