Five months after Minenhle Makhanya was appointed to oversee upgrades at former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead, the estimate for the project shot up from R27.8m to R161m, according to evidence from an expert SIU witness.
The trial of Jacob Zuma's architect Minenhle Makhanya began in the Pietermaritzburg high court on Monday. A witness told the judge he had been overpaid by R5m. File photo.Five months after architect Minenhle Makhanya was appointed to oversee the upgrades at former president Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead, the estimate for the project shot up from R27.8m to R161m.
The witness said documents showed that a few days after a R161m tab in January 2010, it increased to R216m, including the cost of professional fees.
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