The highest court in South Africa has ruled that President Jacob Zuma violated the constitution when he failed to repay government money spent on his private home.
It gave the treasury 60 days to determine how much he should repay. The ruling is a victory for the opposition, who said they would push for Mr Zuma’s impeachment.
They accuse him of using “ill-gotten wealth” to upgrade his home with a swimming pool and amphitheatre. Mr Zuma has denied any wrongdoing.
A government statement said he would “reflect” on the judgement and take “appropriate action”. A spokeswoman for the governing African National Congress (ANC) said the party’s top six officials, who include Mr Zuma and his deputy Cyril Ramaphosa, would meet to discuss the implications of the ruling.
Meanwhile week after week the SKNLP continues to call for Prime Minister the Hon Dr Timothy Harris to pay back the 1 million dollars used on his private property in Tabernacle.
The Opposition members maintain that within the first month of taking office in February 2015, PM Harris allocated some 1 million of public funds to provide security for his home.
The Opposition has consistently called on PM Harris to repay the money into the public treasury calling his actions unconstitutional.
Freedom Fm spoke to former Prime Minister Dr Denzil Douglas who called on Prime Minister Harris to put the Public Accounts Committee in place and to repay the monies take to enhance his home.
Senator Nigel Carty also spoke to Freedom Fm about the decision by the Supreme Court in South Africa which called on Jacob Zuma to repay the government money