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The long awaited report from Advocate Thuli Madonsela on the
improvements to President Zuma’s Nklanda home came out this week. The news was full of the findings and Corruption
Watch was widely quoted as saying “The Public Protector’s findings on Nkandla
have severely damaged the credibility of the government and key custodians of
public resources.” It seems that Stephen Francis and Rico, the creators of the satirical comic strip Madam and
Eve saw the real story. Everyone was
pretty sure what the report SHOULD say. What was in doubt was whether the Public Protector’s office was
sufficiently empowered and independent to say what needed to be said. That was the question. The good news for South African democracy is
that it did say what needed to be said and it didn’t mince words either.
