Scammers try cash in on Zuma’s R7.8 million Nkandla bill
The Presidency has warned the public about scams on social media where people are asked to deposit money into bank accounts, in support of President Jacob Zuma.
The South African Treasury said on Monday that Zuma must pay back R7.8 million of the R246 million upgrades done to his Nkandla homestead.
This follows a ruling by the Constitutional Court in March 2016 that the Treasury should determine “a reasonable percentage of the costs” Zuma must pay for upgrades to his homestead including the construction of a visitors centre, an amphitheatre, a cattle kraal, a chicken run, and swimming pool.
According to Treasury, the “reasonable percentage” the president would have to pay personally would be 87.94%.
This percentage corresponds to R7,814,155 as at June 2009, Treasury said.
The Presidency said that requests for donations on behalf of the president have fraudulently been made in light of the submission of the Nkandla homestead non-security upgrades report.
“No account has been opened for this purpose and no request has been made for members of the public to contribute,” it said.
KZN ANC spokesperson Mdumiseni Ntuli, meanwhile, told Talk 702 that it welcomes voluntary contributions from members to help Zuma settle his debt.
“Anybody who makes a contribution to the bill, will be making a contribution to the president,” Ntuli said.
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