Madonsela’s 10 most damning findings
On President Jacob Zuma’s failure to disclose his interests: “There is a systematic pattern of noncompliance with the time lines and some of the requirements stipulated in the [Executive Ethics] Code by a substantial number of members of the executive.”
On the invalid lease obtained by the SA Police Service: “The conduct of the accounting officers of the Department of Public Works and the SAPS, who were responsible for compliance with the constitution and other procurement legislation and prescripts in respect of the lease, was improper and unlawful.”
On the authoritarian culture in the SAPS: “They were reluctant to raise their concerns with their superiors due to the culture of the SAPS in which instructions are followed and not questioned.”
On former police commissioner Bheki Cele: “The national commissioner, as the accounting officer of the SAPS, acted in breach of those duties and obligations incumbent upon him in terms of the constitution and the Public Finance Management Act.”
On Hessequa mayor Christopher Taute, who asked businesses to donate money to the ANC: “The conduct of the mayor was unlawful, improper and an act of abuse of power.”
On the appointment of Paul Ngobeni, a fugitive from justice, as special adviser to the defence minister: “The vetting process was not sufficiently thorough as it did not go beyond his word and deal with his fugitive status.”
On the Western Cape’s communications tender: “The failure to apply proper demand management in respect of the bid in question . . . amounted to maladministration.”
On how Julius Malema managed to benefit from Limpopo tenders: “It is mind-boggling why the stark discrepancies between the bid document and the tax clearance certificate did not disqualify OnPoint or present red flags regarding the possibility of tender fraud.” And “On-Point should never have been awarded the tender . . . as it did not qualify by a long stretch.”
On Independent Electoral Commission head Pansy Tlakula’s role in a tender bid: “All members of the exco, including Adv Tlakula, failed to disclose their business interests prior to participating in evaluation committee meetings . . . The conduct of Adv Tlakula and her exco colleagues in this regard was improper and constituted maladministration.”
On former minister of cooperative governance Sicelo Shiceka: “His actions were accordingly unlawful and constituted maladministration, dishonesty in respect of public money and improper conduct.”—