Parties object to terms of third Nkandla probe
A third Parliamentary ad-hoc committee has been established to deal with spending on security at President Jacob Zuma's Nkandla home but opposition parties have strongly objected to the terms that it only study the report by Police Minister Nathi Nhleko. They argued that the report subverted the powers of the Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela.The ANC's terms for the new committee stated that it would consider the investigation released by Nhleko last week and found that Zuma was not responsible for paying back any of the money spent on a firepool, an amphitheatre, a new kraal and chicken run and a visitor's centre at his private residence.In a motion in parliament last night, chief whip of the ANC Stone Sizani proposed an ad-hoc committee of eight members of the ANC, three from the DA, one from the EFF and two from other parties. There will also be 16 non-voting members...
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