Opposition parties on Sunday lashed at President Jacob Zuma for “misleading” the Parliament about the bond he had on his house in Nkandla.

“As the President was speaking under his oath of office he seem to have knowingly misled Parliament and the nation that he had a bond and this amounts to perjury.

“This is a very serious offence under the Constitution and the law as indicated in Section 89 of the Constitution of the Republic,” Congress of the People leader Mosiuoa Lekota.

The City Press reported that the land on which Zuma’s home stands was owned by the Ingonyama Trust, headed by King Goodwill Zwelithini, which managed 32% of all land in KwaZulu-Natal on behalf of the state for the benefit of its occupants.

On Thursday Zuma told Parliament: “I took the decision to expand my home and I built my home with more rondavels, more than once. And I fenced my home. And I engaged the bank and I’m still paying a bond on my first phase of my home.” 

The newspaper said it had been unable to locate public records to support Zuma’s claim that the Nkandla property was bonded.

The deed document for the property showed that the Ingonyama Trust was the owner.

Belinda Benson, Ingonyama Trust’s property manager, confirmed to City Press that the deeds office records, uncovered by the newspaper, were for Zuma’s homestead.

Democratic Alliance leader Lindiwe Mazibuko said: “Serious consequences must follow if President Zuma misled Parliament this past week about having a bond on his private home in Nkandla".  

She said what Zuma did reflected negatively to his office and warranted the most urgent and immediate consideration by the National Assembly. “I will write to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Max Sisulu, and urge him to request clarification from the Presidency as to the reports in the City Press, as they seriously risk bringing Parliament into disrepute,” Mazibuko said.

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Nov 19, 2012

!#Sinudeity#!

TLekota - "Those bonds maybe in someone else's name."


Ingonyama Trust.
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Nov 19, 2012

swona

jacob bond must be fired, this is indeed enough, the ANC and the alliance partners must save us from this moron, he lied in the national assembly man, he's taking us for grunted!
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Nov 19, 2012

Pointman

Now what will Mac Maharaj say. Covering Zuma's @rse is a very demanding job. But Mac being a fiddler himself has had enough practice - no doubt he will come up with something. You don't need a bond when you are "borrowing" non repayable loans from the Treasury.
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Nov 19, 2012

tman992000

MARE PEOPLE, I THERE NAME OF HATING T-MAN YOU POLOKWANE MORONS GAVE US THIS MORON, YERRRR MAN
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Nov 19, 2012

MommaC

Die kort bene :)
Did he REALLY think nobody would check up? It is quite insulting how stupid our president thinks we all are
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Nov 19, 2012

hulas

Another own goal by Zoooomer.So Mr president you were lying.Should showerman survive mangaung we the opposition we will not have to work hard to persuade voters to vote against anc.
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Nov 19, 2012

rahima

The king's clothes are falling off. Soon he will be naked. Poor kangaman, showerhead, 783. Those Polokwane morons must please fix this next month. This guy is taking us all down.
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Nov 19, 2012

Stumtum

@TLekota do you mean he might have a bond on somebody else's name on a property owned by somebody else's Trust? Interesting.
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Nov 19, 2012

candilious

@MommaC-Morning no he knew their would check it out ,but he willcome out victoriously watch. he planned this to the "T" thats why he is demanding respect..............ek ryk n vrot rot iewers
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Nov 19, 2012

ApelMankotsana

TLekota..How can he take a bond on someone's else names ? The fact is that you cannot take on a property you do not own, so surely Jacob Zuma could not have taken any bond on the property as it is owned by Ingonyama Trust...

The sooner we remove Zuma from being the president the more we will save our country from embarrasment. He is just a liablity. No wonder the ANC Political Caucus committee prevented a motion of no confidence deabte to go through the National Assembly...
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