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The President Pays Back the Money Our President Jacob Zuma has paid back the money. However Zuma detractors won't let the issue rest. The latest is that the president is being asked to pay back the money he used to pay back the state. National Treasury recommended that JZ pay back R 7.8 million but Zuma’s critics are questioning the legitimacy of the bank and the loan the he received from VBS Mutual Bank that he used to pay back the money. I’m not a big fan of the man either but maybe now it’s time to move on to bigger issues that need to be dealt with by our government??? I mean he has paid the money mos. The country is struggling to provide adequate service delivery, jobs for our youth, up to standard medical infrastructure, free tertiary education. Hai man.. . Ayivalwe leNdaba ye Nkandla sesiZwile DA Wins Metros Following on from the dynamic Local Government Elections – yes those elections – the Super metros Tshwane and Johannesburg are now lead by the Democratic Alliance Mayors Solly Msimang and Herman Mashaba. These two mayors’ are making waves and as a new broom does sweeping away what the old administration left unclean. These mayors are making their presence felt and tackling an issue that is on everyone’s lips: Corruption. The Mayor of Tshwane has already initiated an investigation into various tenders granted by the previous administration worth nearly R4 billion these include R3 billion smart meter tender, a R380 million Wi-Fi contract, a R300 million vehicle fleet contract and a R200 million broadband contract have been identified as being potentially the product of corruption. Whatever his political mandate, the new Mayor is showing leadership and decisiveness that will hopefully that lead the city to even greener pastures. 24