DA applies to see Nkandla report
2013-01-29 13:02
Cape Town - DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko moved on her vow to
fight to have the public works report on President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla
residence made public on Tuesday.
"I will today submit an application, in terms of the Promotion of
Access to Information Act (PAIA), to gain access to the now secret
'Nkandlagate' report," she said in a statement.
A formal request had also been made to Manana Mabuza, the chairperson of
Parliament's public works portfolio committee, to have the report tabled and
discussed in the committee.
Mazibuko called on President Jacob Zuma to "do the right thing and
intervene to ensure that his government tables the report in Parliament for
proper scrutiny and debate".
She said if he failed to do so, she would table the report herself, having
gained access to the document through her PAIA application.
"I will table the report myself, as I am empowered to do as a member of
the National Assembly."
Announcing some details of his department's report on Sunday, Public Works
Minister Thulas Nxesi said it would remain secret and would not be released
lest security details of the Nkandla homestead became public.
However, he confirmed to journalists at the time that more than R200m had
been spent on the homestead complex - R71m directly on security and R135m on
operational costs incurred by state departments involved in upgrading the
property.
- SAPA
