NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY

QUESTION NUMBER: 1720 [NW1970E]

DATE OF PUBLICATION: 26 AUGUST 2016

1720.     Mr N Singh (IFP) to ask the Minister of Finance:

Whether he will provide a breakdown and analysis reflecting exactly how the National Treasury arrived at a total figure of R7,8 million being the full amount due and owing by the President, Mr Jacob G Zuma, in respect of his contribution to costs for non-security upgrades at his private residence in Nkandla as ordered by the Constitutional Court; if not, why not; if so, what are the full relevant details?

NW1970E

REPLY:

The Court order 5 made it clear that the scope of enquiry was limited to five distinct facilities, referred to as “measures implemented” that were built at the President’s residence at Nkandla, namely the: Visitor Centre; Amphitheatre; Swimming pool; Cattle kraal; and Chicken run.

The information used is outlined in Table 1, followed by two separate site visits with appointed service providers.  The reports from the two service providers, who undertook site inspections, were moderated by the third party applying the applicable norms and standards within the construction industry.

The breakdown of costs as submitted to the Constitutional Court is as outlined in Table 2.  

Information used for costing purposes was extracted from these drawings, as in Table 1 below.

The full report was submitted to the Constitutional Court and was made public by the Court.

Table 1: Drawings obtained from public works which provided costing information

Table 2: Revised cost estimates following the moderation process

* Inclusive of professional fees

Issued by Parliament, 26 September 2016