The provincial government said the Zuma statue will reflect the arrest of President Zuma by the brutal apartheid security forces at Groot Marico while on his way to exile (Botswana). The North West Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Mr. Joe McGluwa, slammed the ruling party for spending such a huge amount of money on frivolities. Likewise, COPE spokesperson Dennis Bloem described the massive project as an insult to the poor people of North West. “Zuma already built his own statue the day he looted money for Nkandla and we are saying this is enough. He condemned the Maimane-led for criticizing against any project that seeks to rightfully honour the contribution of President Zuma in the struggle against apartheid.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 20, 2017 17:03 UTC