Twitter recently went abuzz after news broke of President Jacob Zuma paying back the R7.8m he owed for upgrades to his private home in Nkandla.
According to a report on News24, a panel of six experts from two quantity surveyor firms helped the National Treasury determine how much the president had to pay for the upgrades.
In the meantime many South Africans hit twitter to express their frustration and joy…
white ppl coming out for #PaidBackTheMoney until #GiveBackTheLand … pic.twitter.com/JBSBmfB1D0
— Harold Ferwood (@Harold_Ferwood) September 12, 2016
While we still on that, was the payment accompanied by an apology to our beloved Thuli and South Africans? #paidbackthemoney
— AnastaciaChabalala (@Stacey_Mashaba) September 12, 2016
I am just wondering what is happening to the Rand Since No1 has #Paidbackthemoney. Weaker or firmer. Lol @CliveRaSmith @SakinaKamwendo
— IG : Lazarus_Seema (@Lazarus_seema) September 12, 2016
What is missing now is for the Reserve Bank to put Jacob Zuma's face on the bank notes. The man is a legend 😂 😂 😂 #paidbackthemoney
— Zukula (@Mndeni361) September 12, 2016
ha ha now that the President #paidbackthemoney i can see him walking around asking some of y'all "when are you paying back edgars?"
— Saiza (@TshepoSaiza) September 12, 2016
#Nkandla *on phone* "ewe, ihomeloan yase VBS Mutual Bank.. what seems to be the problem here?" #PaidbackTheMoney pic.twitter.com/rmnJwED9rY
— Nontobeko Yamantungwa Sibisi (@Nontobek0Sibisi) September 12, 2016
.@IamMzilikazi already investigating whether JZ #paidbackthemoney honestly… we'll know on Sunday 😉 pic.twitter.com/xo9AygIOh2
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) September 12, 2016
You outchea waiting for treasury insiders to screen grab #Nkandla 7.8mill. proof of payment like.. #PaidBackTheMoney pic.twitter.com/hQL91GAPGQ
— Nontobeko Yamantungwa Sibisi (@Nontobek0Sibisi) September 12, 2016
It's official! Zuma has #PaidBackTheMoney through a home loan from VBS Mutual Bank. pic.twitter.com/BCcCWdmwat
— Ranjeni Munusamy (@RanjeniM) September 12, 2016
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