Request 1: procurement information
amaBhungane request for details of the “procurement by the state of goods or services to improve, upgrade, alter, add to or secure the Nkandla estate of the president” — only information relating to the “financial implications” and not “the technical detail of security-sensitive improvements” was sought.
July 7 2012 – amaBhungane Promotion of Access to Information Act request to Dept of Public Works
August 13 2012 – Dept of Public Works rejects amaBhungane request
September 10 2012 – amaBhungane attorneys appeal Dept of Public Works decision to reject request
September 19 2012 – Dept of Public Works acknowledges amaBhungane letter of appeal
October 10 2012 – Minister of Public Works appeal decision falls due (but fails to respond)
November 22 2012 – amaBhungane files notice of motion/founding affidavit to oppose and overturn Dept of Public Works’s refusal
January 29 2013 – Dept of Public Works’ answering affidavit
March 7 2013 – amaBhungane files replying affidavit
March 25 2013 – amaBhungane files supplementary replying affidavit
April 18 2013 – South African History Archive Trust applies to be admitted as an amicus curia
June 14 2013 – Dept of Public Works supplementary affidavit agrees to release redacted files
July 5 2013 – amaBhungane publishes “The Nkandla files”
September 4 2013 – amaBhungane supplementary affidavit listing missing documents from the files and intention to proceed with a court application
September 20 2013 – Dept of Public Works further answering affidavit claiming all documents that could be found have been disclosed
September 30 2013 – amaBhungane heads of argument for trial hearing in the Pretoria high court from November 5th-6th
October 28 2013 – Dept of Pubic Works heads of argument
October 29 2013 – South African History Archive Trust (amicus curia) heads of argument
October 29 2013 – Democratic Governance & Rights Unit (amicus curia) heads of argument
November 4 2013 – amaBhungane’s note for the hearing
November 5 2013 – North Gauteng High Court hears argument
Request 2: Ministerial task team report
amaBhungane request for a copy of ministerial task team report on investigation into procurement at Zuma’s Nkandla home, as announced by Public Works minister Thulas Nxesi on January 27 2013.
February 1 2013 – amaBhungane Paia request form to the Dept of Public Works
April 3 2013 – amaBhungane internal appeal form after Dept turned down Paia request
August 26 2013 – amaBhungane notice of motion and founding affidavit seeking to compel DPW to release report