Politicians just won't learn, whatever country they may be in.....poor or rich. The latest example of a politician gone rogue.
"To most South Africans, it is an unimaginable expense: $28 million in upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s rural homestead, with taxpayers footing the bill.
The revamp of Zuma’s sprawling private compound at Nkandla, deep in the countryside of KwaZulu-Natal province, has included a helipad, fencing, bulletproof glass, two AstroTurf soccer fields for security guards, and elevators to carry Zuma and his “very, very important visitors” between underground bunkers and the main house.
But while the president maintains these upgrades are required for security reasons, this has failed to quell South African outrage over the high cost of the project, along with further revelations that tens of millions more in state funding has been spent on roads in the area."
"To most South Africans, it is an unimaginable expense: $28 million in upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s rural homestead, with taxpayers footing the bill.
The revamp of Zuma’s sprawling private compound at Nkandla, deep in the countryside of KwaZulu-Natal province, has included a helipad, fencing, bulletproof glass, two AstroTurf soccer fields for security guards, and elevators to carry Zuma and his “very, very important visitors” between underground bunkers and the main house.
But while the president maintains these upgrades are required for security reasons, this has failed to quell South African outrage over the high cost of the project, along with further revelations that tens of millions more in state funding has been spent on roads in the area."
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