Nkandla ruling: Concourt finds Jacob Zuma breached the constitution
The Constitutional Court found against President Jacob Zuma in the Nkandla matter on Thursday.
The highest court in the land ruled that President Zuma breached the Constitution by failing to heed Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s report on improvements to his private home, and should reimburse the state an amount to be determined by National Treasury.
The Democratic Alliance, one of the two parties that took the matter to the highest court in the land, announced immediately after the ruling that it would launch a process to impeach Zuma in terms of Section 89(1) of the Constitution.
“Today’s ruling is clear in this regard: President Jacob Zuma’s action amounts to a serious violation of the Constitution, and constitutes grounds for impeachment,” DA leader Mmusi Maimane said.
Speaking to reporters outside the court, he added: “If I were him I would be drafting a resignation letter.”