President Jacob Zuma defied the Public Protector’s order of remedial action to be taken over the upgrades undertaken at his private home in Nkandla and thus violated his constitutional duties‚ the Constitutional Court heard on Tuesday morning.Counsel for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Wim Trengove SC also said Zuma defied Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s recommendations in order to protect his ill-gotten gains.The court on Tuesday began hearing separate applications by the EFF and the Democratic Alliance (DA) to seek a declaration that Zuma and the National Assembly had failed to comply with their constitutional obligation to comply with remedial action recommended by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela.Trengove said the president had accepted‚ in his reply to arguments presented by another organisation in the case‚ Corruption Watch‚ that the Public Protector makes binding orders.“That was a huge concession by the president‚” Trengove said.He said although everyone had a duty to...
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