Social media reacts to ConCourt ruling on Nkandla
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The Constitutional Court has found that President Jacob Zuma breached the constitution of South Africa and that he must pay for the non-security upgrades at his Nkandla home. Immediately after the ruling, the Democratic Alliance, one of the two parties that took the matter to the highest court in the land, announced it would launch a process to impeach the president.
Today the ultimate guardians of our Constitution, the Lodestar of our constitutional democracy, give a final word on @PublicProtector powers
— Adv Thuli Madonsela (@ThuliMadonsela3) March 31, 2016
#ConCourt DA has officially begun the process to impeach President Zuma, in terms of Section 89(1) of the Constitution.
— Alex Crawford (@AlexCrawfordSky) March 31, 2016
I was expecting applause from the gallery at the conclusion of the reading of that judgment. #Nkandla
— Pierre de Vos (@pierredevos) March 31, 2016
Many are asking, "What now?" Simple: law and politics are distinct. It's up to us as voters, ultimately, to hold politicians accountable.
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) March 31, 2016