Category Archives: Jacob Zuma

Daily Maverick: Poor-bashing is the new slut-shaming – Zuma, Sisulu & the lazy nation

http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/2014-10-23-poor-bashing-is-the-new-slut-shaming-zuma-sisulu-the-lazy-nation

by Sisonke Msimang

I don’t know of a country that gives free houses to young people. Free housing in a few years will be something of the past. (Young people) have lost nothing (to Apartheid). If it is not clear – none of you (young people) are ever going to get a house free from me while I live.

– Lindiwe Sisulu

If I am wrong, come and tell me which country did as we did. Once we were free we said our major focus is to address the plight of the poor. In no country in the world have you seen government giving people houses free of charge because they are poor.

– President Zuma

Policy and administrative reforms will raise at least R12 billion in 2015/16, R15 billion in 2016/17 and R17 billion in 2017/18… This ceiling means that expenditure will continue to grow and the real value of our social spending will be maintained.

– MTEF Statement

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Nkandla report’s story: Taking from the poor to give to the rich

Socio-Economic Rights Institute

PRESS STATEMENT

20 March 2014

 

Nkandla report’s story: Taking from the poor to give to the rich

Funds meant for informal settlement upgrading and urban regeneration diverted to upgrading the President’s home.

On 19 March 2014, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela released her report on the investigation into the upgrades made to President Jacob Zuma’s private residence in Nkandla. The report, titled Secure in Comfort, states that the President “unduly benefitted” from excessive expenditure on his private residence and suggests that the President and his family should personally bear the cost of a reasonable portion of the public expenditure not related to security upgrades at his residence.

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Seri: Nkandla Press Release

Daily Dispatch: Christian leaders won’t remain silent for Zuma

http://www.dispatch.co.za/christian-leaders-wont-remain-silent-for-zuma/

By ABONGILE MGAQELWA on October 12, 2013 

THE gospel according to President Jacob Zuma is being challenged by Christian leaders, as are the actions of his government.

Speaking not from the podium, but from the pulpit at the 33rd synod of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Giyani, Limpopo, last week Zuma told congregants: “If you don’t respect those in leadership, if you don’t respect authority then you are bordering on a curse.”

But these sentiments are in contrast to a clear voice of protest emanating from church leaders who are condemning alleged abuses by the government and affiliated members of the tripartite alliance.

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M&G: Open letter to James Nxumalo, Senzo Mchunu & Jacob Zuma

2 October 2013

To:

James Nxumalo, Mayor, eThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa

Senzo Mchunu, Premier, KwaZulu-Natal

Jacob Zuma, President, Republic of South Africa

We are writing to you to express our grave concern at events unfolding in the Cato Crest shack settlement in Durban.

After an illegal eviction in Cato Crest by the eThekwini Municipality in March this year, shackdwellers occupied an adjacent piece of land. They named the settlement “Marikana”. Since then, two activists have been assassinated -Thembinkosi Qumbelo and Nkululeko Gwala. A third, Nkosinathi Mngomezulu, is in critical condition after being shot by the Land Invasions Unit. A number of activists have been seriously beaten by the police. Other activists, including Bandile Mdlalose and S’bu Zikode of the shack dweller movement Abahlali baseMjondolo who have been supporting the residents, have been threatened with death.

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Business Day: A template for Marikana was made in Ermelo a year ago

http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2012/11/05/a-template-for-marikana-was-made-in-ermelo-a-year-ago

A template for Marikana was made in Ermelo a year ago

by David Bruce

IN JANUARY last year, the operational response services component of the South African Police Service (SAPS) was moved out of the “crime prevention” division and re-established as a full police division in its own right. The units that comprise the division are the Special Task Force, the National Intervention Unit, the Public Order Police and the Tactical Response Team.

In August, all of these units were part of the SAPS operation at Marikana. Continue reading