The Public Protector on Friday, 8 November 2013, shortly before 09h00, received court papers indicating the state’s intention to interdict and restrain her from releasing her provisional report on the security upgrades at the President’s private home in Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal to affected, implicated and interested parties for comments.
The state’s application for a court order in this regard is set to be heard in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Friday, 8 November 2013 at 14h00. The Public Protector has briefed the lawyers representing her office to request a postponement to allow her to prepare a proper response.
The Public Protector was due to receive comments on the report from organs of state within the Security Cluster on Friday, 8 November 2013. This follows a special request made by the organs of state in question to have access to the report ahead of all other parties, with a view to only establishing if the report would compromise the security of the President or not.
The report was shared with the said parties on Friday, 1 November 2013, with a return date of Wednesday, 6 November 2013. The deadline was subsequently extended to Friday, 8 November 2013, following a request from the organs of state concerned.
Due to the overwhelming public interest in the matter, the Public Protector will hold a media briefing in due course.
Details in this regard will be announced.
For more information, contact:
Oupa Segalwe, Manager: Outreach, Education and Communication
Public Protector South Africa
Tel: 012 366 7035
Cell: 072 264 3273
