An interfaith group, led by Anglican Arch Bishop Thabo Makgoba, has challenged President Jacob Zuma to break the silence and say what role he played in the multi-million rands security upgrade at his private residence in Nkandla, Kwa Zulu Natal.
Makgoba, former archbishops Desmond Tutu, Njongonkulu Ndungane and religious leaders from different church denominations led an interfaith procession from District Six to Parliament.
More than 3 000 people participated in the procession.
"All the nation wants is a leader who sets an example by taking responsibility"
Arch Bishop Makgoba says the Nkandla debacle is an international scandal. “Mr President, how you are remembered in history, your legacy, is going to be determined by how you speak to the nation about how you made the decisions you have made.”
Makgoba says: “All the nation wants is a leader who sets an example by taking responsibility. A leader who is transparent. A leader who acknowledges imperfection and who in acknowledging imperfection commits to a life as a values-based leader. Nothing short of that will be enough.”
The Public Protector’s report found Jacob Zuma and his family to have improperly benefited from upgrades to his private residence.
- SABC
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