Our poor cannot eat or live in jet: iLIVE
President Jacob Zuma and his wife Gloria Bongi Ngema arrive at Beijing international airport for their visit to China, in Beijing, in this August 23, 2010 file picture.
Image by: JASON LEE / REUTERS
Image by: JASON LEE / REUTERS
The ill-conceived idea to spend R2-billion on another unnecessary luxury like a jet for our president is totally uncalled for ("Sisulu wants VIP jet deal grounded", July 3).
How will this help the country's population?
This money could better spent building another oil refinery or to improve roads.
Many houses could be built and the construction of these would create new jobs. The list is endless.
All the talk surrounding last week's conference is meaningless because the idea to purchase a jet was not only Jacob Zuma's idea.
The government must get its priorities right.
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