Hearing to recoup R155m from architect in charge of Zuma homestead upgrade begins with damning evidence
The homestead belonging to former president Jacob Zuma is the subject of a hearing in the Pietermaritzburg high court.Fourteen consultants who worked on the project to upgrade former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead were found to have “fraudulent certificates” and there was evidence of overpayments and overcharging.
Special Tribunal spokesperson Selby Makgotho is sitting in the hearing and has provided details of the evidence of the first witness, whose identity is being withheld.Makhanya is unrepresented and has claimed he cannot afford a lawyer.National Treasury regulations required there to be proper planning and procurement of service providers but the investigation revealed several “deviations” from these.
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