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Zuma’s architect ordered to pay R147.2m for unlawful Nkandla upgrades

Sowetan · 27 August 2026 at 16:52

Zuma’s architect ordered to pay R147.2m for unlawful Nkandla upgrades

The Special Tribunal has ordered Minenhle Makhanya, the former architect and principal agent responsible for the security upgrades at former President Jacob Zuma’s private residence in Nkandla, to pay the National Treasury R147.2m

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NKANDLA: Zuma’s architect ordered to repay R147m but ‘clearly did not act alone’

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Zuma’s architect ordered to pay R147.2m for unlawful Nkandla upgrades

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