The Mercury reports that the road linking the village to Kranskop, the P15, is a 32.4km stretch and was built for R290 million, while the road from Eshowe linking it with the village and Nkandla is 54.4km long and cost R292 million.

KwaZulu-Natal transport MEC Willies Mchunu also opened two pedestrian bridges across the Nsuze and Mposa rivers in the greater KwaNxamalala area. These would link villages to schools and cost R4.5 million.

According to the Mercury, Mchunu said the projects were considered before Zuma became president.

“In fact former president Thabo Mbheki identified Nkandla and Msinga as priority areas needing development. This has nothing to do with President Zuma,” Mchunu said.

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Sat May 25 21:21:17 SAST 2013 ::

Oct 10, 2012

oldlady12

Sure, we can't blame all development in that area on Zuma. I'm only frowning on the cost of the roads. I have extensive construction experience, and the amounts compared to the km's sound exhorbitant to me.
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Oct 10, 2012

Voetzek

they are trying to hide Zuma with Mbeki, even the dumba-dumba know that inkhandla was initiated by ZUMA
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Oct 10, 2012

kolobe

what do anc members see in zuma?
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Oct 10, 2012

Hail

Ja ne!
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Oct 10, 2012

Phathuza

Everthing is about Nkandla here , What about other places who need a rural development, This man is a dictator but people cant see . Even his appointments are always qustionable eg Simelane and Snadile Ngcobo nothing is better about that man , Who can save our beloved country from this man with out morals
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Oct 10, 2012

sh!tFaceSamsung

yahneh : seriously indeed msholozi is holding SA by its nose : alive with posibilities msanzi fosho :
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Oct 10, 2012

Blackstone.lebs

R 8,9M/Km ?
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Oct 10, 2012

Nwanawamukalaha

Zuma is no different to the late Sicelo Siceka - morons who loot the state's coffers thinking that the public is not watching........

i mean half a billion rand for a small area, what the hell. This Mchunu is dragging Mbeki's name to glorify Zuma.
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Oct 10, 2012

oldlady12

Blackstone.lebs, that's how they fo.ol us. Get us argueing about if it is deserved or not, and we might overlook the "hidden" expenses. Same as the upgrading of his home. As I said before, we can replicate Bara, equipment and all for R100mil, but it goes over the heads of the supporters.
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Oct 10, 2012

comtsotsi

Honestly good people there is nothing wrong with the building of these two road networks,.Nkandla is a very rural area and it is inspiring to hear about such great developments.
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