ZUMAVILE IS SET TO COST TAX PAYERS NEARLY R240 MILLION

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Zuma's Nkandla homestead.

Nearly R240 million was spent on president Jacob Zuma's Nkandla homestead.DA Parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko said in a statement " The department of public works spending millions on Zuma's private homestead is a serious abuse of tax payers' money by a department which is failing in almost every other key responsibility," .This is a serious concern to the public because their tax money is misused instead of building schools,hospitals in the rural areas it is set to be used in building "Zumavile" which will only benefit him,his family and his associates.What about other provinces that still need these extreme make overs?.Some members of the media have been asking departments to provide information concerning their involvement or financial contribution to the Nkandla Development Project but still there was no response from the department.The DA wants the public protector to investigate further on the Nkandla project. The investigation will focus on whether the money for the project has not been transferred from other projects that need the fund the most.The DA's out rage came after a report in the City Press stated that Zuma would only be footing five percent of the bill, which amounted to around R10,6 million. The Nkandla project includes the building of a helipad, underground bunkers and fencing around the entire complex.According to a public works memorandum sent to former public works minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde on March 28 last year, a “planning instruction” was issued to provide “security measures in line with Cabinet regulations” to Zuma’s compound.The purpose of the memorandum, written by Durban regional manager Kenneth Khanyile, was to clarify the“apportionment of cost between (the) state’s responsibility and (the) private (cost to the owner)”.
the scope of the work was divided as follows :

•  The “public (state’s) portion: R203 079 677.18”; and
•  The “private (owner’s) portion: R10 651 580.64”.

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Our President Mr Jabob Zuma.

 most of the work including extensive landscaping of Zumas residential compound feel out of scope.Now what does that say about the department of public works? this shows that there is something wrong about how the money was being used. Why would some of the important parts be left out in the memorandum? DA will not rest until they find answers. Looking at  PRP's point of view this is perceived  as bad publicity by the president because there is still censorship of information  on how the project is run.Our president is using the public money to build his own place in Nkandla. He deprives money from projects that are so desperately in need to boost job creation and fight poverty. This proves that our president is denying the real challenges that are facing SA on a daily basis. It is immoral to rob the public on a day light.