See photos of the cars President Jacob Zuma got his wives that has South Africa angry!!

So in the past few days, there have been a lot of talks about impeaching South African president, Jacob Zuma for buying luxurious cars for his many wives. I have been searching for photos of the cars and I finally found them thanks to lottostar.co.za. 

A spike in the cost of South Africa’s president’s wives’ cars has caused a public outcry recently, especially since the make, model and sheer lottery amount of cars bought and their price was revealed. Proving yet again that the president hasn’t really made any radical changes to his spending, despite the country facing drastic economic meltdown.

Over the past three years, President Zuma and his five wives has cost the government billions. New reports prove that the state has spent 8.6 Million of tax payers’ money on new luxury cars for his many wives. This year alone over $230, 000 has been spent on cars said Police Minister Nathi Nhleko, who attests that as many as 11 vehicles have come out of the police budget alone:

4 Range Rovers in 2013 at $60, 000 each,

2 Land Rover Discoverys at $40, 000 each in 2014,

2 Audi Q7’s bought in March, this year at $40, 000,

3 Audi A5’s also purchased in March this year at $50, 000

As justification for these purchases, Nhleko claims that the motor vehicles are used for “comprehensive protection of VIP spouses”. The funny thing is that it wasn’t too long ago that newly appointed Finance Minister, Pravin Gordhan called for measures of austerity in parliament. It is precisely the president’s actions that make it seem as if he feels that he is above the law, and by appealing corruption charges, beyond reproach.

Gordhan’s speech had the message that the spending of government and indeed parliament would be the first step in aiding SA’s failing economy. It seems as though it fell on deaf ears concerning the president. In his speech Gordhan called for:

“This year’s Budget, Honourable Speaker, is focused on fiscal consolidation. We cannot spend money we do not have. We cannot borrow beyond our ability to repay. Until we can ignite growth and generate more revenue, we have to be tough on ourselves.”

The cost of Zuma’s wive’s cars are just the tip of the iceberg that adds to charges like his Nkandla homestead, and more recently, the new presidential jet that received the go-ahead and is believed will cost around $2.5 million. Just like the Police Minister, the Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula came out in defence of the president and this expenditure saying in parliament on Wednesday:

“There is no way we can avoid this because in the first instance, we must ensure the principal is safe.”

Opposition parties have had scathing replies to the numbers released, with EFF’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi saying that the president was using the treasury as “his personal purse”. The DA used comparison tactics for their argument, giving a list of things that the president could have seen to instead of using the money on the luxury cars. According to the DA, the president could have funded:

• 116 university students for a year

• 38 students studying for a three-year degree

• An additional 61 police officers for a year

      “Yet the president decided to spend this gigantic amount on lavish VIP vehicles for his wives,” said DA MP, Zakhele Mbhele, who was the spearhead of the initial questions about Zuma’s controversial spending.

This lavish spending at a time when most South Africans are pulling in the reigns of their daily expenditure is definitely not indicative of a president that leads by example. Surely, President Zuma should be the first to admit to overspending and start to budget better in order to lead our country out of its current financial turmoil.