‘Pay back the money:’ Nkandla architect ordered to repay R147m with interest
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured judgment by the Special Tribunal ordering Minenhle Makhanya, the former architect and principal agent responsible for the security upgrades at former President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla residence, to pay the National Treasury over R147 million.
The Tribunal found Makhanya authorised and certified payments for structures not required by security assessments, failed to obtain written approvals for variations, certified payments above market costs, and approved payments for incomplete or unaccounted work.
Escalation of costs The SIU investigation found that Makhanya authorised and oversaw works beyond the security measures identified by Saps and SANDF.
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