Top 5 stories from the Public Protector report on Nkandla

21 March 2014 - 15:14 By TimesLIVE
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President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla residence in KwaZulu-Natal. File photo.
President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla residence in KwaZulu-Natal. File photo.
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Here are the most read articles from the report of the Public Protector on the upgrade of Jacob Zuma's private home, Nkandla.

1. Zuma, family benefited from Nkandla: Madonsela

President Jacob Zuma and his family unduly benefited from the upgrades made to his private Nkandla home by an estimated R246 million, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has found.

2. Zuma the master magician

Analysts warn that, given his track record for evading repercussions, the president will use every trick in the book to avoid being held accountable if public protector Thuli Madonsela's 400-page report implicates him in any wrongdoing.

3. Zuma must quit within 20 days or we occupy Union Buildings: Malema

President Jacob Zuma should resign within 20 days, EFF leader Julius Malema said on Thursday.

4. Malema arrives at police station to charge Zuma

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema arrived at Sunnyside police station in Pretoria on Thursday to lay charges against President Jacob Zuma.

5. You owe us

Cabinet ministers rallied around President Jacob Zuma yesterday in the wake of public protector Thuli Madonsela's damning report on the use of taxpayers' money to fund his lavish Nkandla homestead.

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