The Constitutional Court has found that President Jacob Zuma acted inconsistently with the Constitution when he failed to comply with the Public Protector’s remedial action on the upgrades to his Nkandla homestead.

News 24 quoted  Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng as saying:

“The failure by the president to comply with the remedial action taken against him by the Public Protector in her report… is inconsistent with Section 83b of the Constitution, read with sections 181.3 and 182.1c, and is invalid.”

He said earlier, in the unanimous judgment: “The president failed to uphold, defend and respect the Constitution.”

Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoengalso dealt with the powers of the Public Protector with regards to her remedial actions, saying specifically that her remedial actions against Zuma are binding.

“She [Madonsela] is the embodiment of a Biblical David… who fights the most powerful, and very well resourced Goliath that impropriety and corruption by government officials are.”  The DA and the EFF will now make a bid to impeach President Zuma.