And when there was authorisation, the public works official who signed off said he was “pressured from above” to do so.
Upgrades to the homestead of former president Jacob Zuma are the subject of legal dispute in the Pietermaritzburg high court.Millions of rand were frittered away, without any official authorisation, on “non-security” upgrades at former president Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead.
The witness, who has not been named, has repeatedly stated that only R27.8m was approved for the upgrades. The bunker, designed by Makhanya, was also not part of the scope of work and in the police and SANDF plans, both stated that they did not need it or the tunnel leading to it. This would have been authorised only if there had been an open tender and “due process” which was not done.here was also no security need for a “visitors' lounge” which, she said, “was a private request” to accommodate the “masses of people” who visited Zuma.
The relocation of four rondavels, considered to be in a “high risk” area of the homestead, could have cost R55,000. However, they ultimately cost R10.6m.ublic works department had budgeted R448,000 for this.
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