Nkandla parties must decide on settlement - ConCourt
Johannesburg - The Constitutional Court will not yet play a role in President Jacob Zuma’s proposal on repaying some of the money spent on his Nkandla homestead.
"I have been requested by the court to inform you that the settlement proposal is a matter for the parties to decide and calls for no directions from the court at this stage," the Constitutional Court registrar wrote in a letter to the parties on Wednesday.
The court gave the DA, EFF, and Public Protector until 16:00 on Friday to reply to Zuma's offer, so it could determine whether their decisions would affect the scheduled court hearing next week Tuesday.
On Tuesday, Zuma sent a letter to the court to suggest that it order the Auditor General and finance minister to determine how much he should pay back for the multi-million rand upgrades to non-security features at his home in Nkandla. Zuma was prepared to pay for the visitors' centre, the amphitheatre, the cattle kraal, chicken run and the swimming pool.
There was a "need for finality", Zuma's lawyers said.