Marching to the township near Zuma's homestead on Saturday, the SACP brought the rural town to a standstill with more than 10,000 members of the SACP and its alliance partners swarming to the area.

While both the Department of Public Works and the public protector are already investigating the costs and contracts for the R250-million improvements, the SACP believes this is not enough.

The party wants a forensic investigation that will look into the costs of renovations and whether there has been inflation of prices and who was responsible and to whose financial benefit.

They also demanded a probe to find out if there existed an organised siphoning off of taxpayers' money through political networking targeting the government property and infrastructure budget through the department of Public Works.

An emotional Zuma said in Parliament on Thursday that he was paying off a bond on the Nkandla homestead himself, but City Press yesterday reported no such bond existed.

Yesterday presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said he was not privy to any information regarding the bond.

The president's homestead is constructed on the land owned by the Ingonyama Trust, headed by King Goodwill Zwelithini.

On Saturday, SACP provincial secretary Themba Mthembu said their march on Nkandla was meant to highlight serious challenges faced by rural communities with a high backlog in development.

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Nov 19, 2012

TLekota

Hawu. Did Blade let you go there.
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Nov 19, 2012

MommaC

LOL
The same bunch of mullets who want a law that says we can't say anything against the president? What a confused bunch.
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Nov 19, 2012

rahima

783 is getting closer to the edge.
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Nov 19, 2012

Floccino

Maybe he got money to build Nkaville from KZN taxis those guys are rich since every Zulu's future is based on Taxi business.
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Nov 19, 2012

mthosam

Arms deal, rape, Nkandla, what else are we waiting for. he buikt the bunker in nkandla, i am telling you he is capable of danger, war. bunkers are build by tyrants: Mugabe, Gaddaffi, Saddam Hussien.
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Nov 19, 2012

Right-Back-Khumalo

Well, SACP is confident now after Zuma's explaination in the parliament last week. They already know the outcome. They just want to clear Zuma's name.
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Nov 19, 2012

Lehido

Zuma is a disgrace
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Nov 19, 2012

Dzel

This can't be right, these are the same people who were saying we need laws to punish those who speak the truth about Zuma the lame president, are his supporters now turning their back on Zuma?

Interesting....
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Nov 19, 2012

Tikoloshe

Mac can't even find a lie to cover this problem up...as prolific a lier as he is!!!!!

...and a thief at that!!!!

....is there anyone left in top leadership positions in our Party who are not thieves, liers or conmen! How can JZ lie to Parliament. He knows that a vote of no confindence in his leadership in PArliament will succeed as most of his own MP's will vote against him!!!

Ramaphosa for Deputy President in Mangaung 2012 then we'll push for an impeachment and/or vote of no confidence in PArlaiment in the New Year!! Then Cyril for President 2013....

Mothlante and his freinds Malema, Madikizela, Phoza and Sexwale need to be purged from the Party due to their self serving ways and lack of proper leadership. JZ can be the victim in 2013.....


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Nov 19, 2012

!#Sinudeity#!

Tikoloshe - JZ is ALWAYS playing the victim/martyr.
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