The final costs of Zuma’s Nkandla homestead are ‘conservatively estimated’ to amount to R246 million. According to the 2011 census, the Nkandla local municipality has around 114,500 residents. Using the official definition the unemployment rate in the area stands at about 44%. Of the 22,500 households in the area just 45% use electricity for lighting and only half have piped water in their dwelling or yard. (Census 2011, http://bit.ly/1Fweo5j)

This week’s theme: Corruption