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The Democratic Alliance has given president Jacob Zuma three days to answer for the public expenditure on his private resident at Nkandla in Kwazulu Natal.
DA leader, Helen Zille, and a few senior leaders attempted to visit Zuma’s home on Sunday but were met police who kept a large group of ANC supporters at bay.
She subsequently laid a charge under the Gatherings Act.
The DA also said that president Zuma has 72 hours to respond to earlier correspondenc to come clean on the expenditure at Nkandala, estimated be in the region of 250 million rand for the renovation of his private residence.
"On the 16th of October we wrote to the President, and to various government ministers, asking for the truth about Nkandla. We asked them for details on how much was spent, on what, by whom, and under what provision of law."
"We got no response other than to acknowledge receipt of our letters. Today we are giving President Zuma and his government a further 72 hours to respond. If there is no substantive response by close of business on Wednesday 7 November, we will instruct our lawyers to make preparations to take him and the government to court over what is now known as ‘Nkandlagate’.
Zille also said that the news of "our visit was met with open threats of violence from the ANC and the SACP. No ANC leaders repudiated or condemned these threats. In fact, they were amplified with inflammatory and race-loaded rhetoric by senior ANC leaders. We will not be intimidated from exercising our constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight and focus public attention on the facts. And we will not allow the ANC to declare certain areas ‘no-go zones’ in our country.
The DA says "abusing public money for private benefit is the very definition of corruption. The R250 million spent on Nkandla is the most brazen case of corruption since the Arms Deal, in which President Zuma also played an active role."
