Nkandla architect Minenhle Makhanya ordered to repay over R147 million for unlawful upgrades

Nkandla architect Minenhle Makhanya ordered to repay over R147 million for unlawful upgrades

The Special Tribunal has ordered Nkandla project architect Minenhle Makhanya to repay over R147 million to the National Treasury after finding his appointment and contract with the Department of Public Works was invalid.

Former Nkandla architect Minenhle Makhanya ordered to pay R147.2m over unlawful conduct - Inside Politics

By Thapelo Molefe The Special Tribunal has ordered former architect and principal agent Minenhle Makhanya to pay R147.2 million to the National Treasury after finding that his conduct during the security upgrades at former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla residence was unlawful and caused significant financial loss to the state. Makhanya was ordered to pay R147,269,444.06 following an application by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). The judgme…

Nkandla architect ordered to personally repay R147 million

By Anita Dangazele Former Nkandla architect Minenhle Makhanya has been ordered to personally repay the state R147,269,444.06 for the security upgrade scandal. The project’s cost ballooned from an approved R27.9 million to R216 million, including a fire pool, tunnels and a visitors’ lounge. The architect behind the security upgrades at former President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead has been ordered to personally repay the state R147,269,444.06…

Special Tribunal orders Nkandla architect to pay back R147.2m

In a landmark legal development in the long-running controversy surrounding former President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla estate, the Special Tribunal has ordered the former project architect, Minenhle Makhanya, to personally repay R147.2 million to the National Treasury. The judgment, handed down on Wednesday, August 26, represents one of the most substantial civil recovery orders secured by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) against an individual co…

Former Nkandla project architect ordered to repay R147.2 million

The Special Tribunal has ordered former Nkandla project architect and principal