Why can’t he deliver the state of the nation address via a live television broadcast from Nkandla, where he will be secure in comfort?
This was the reaction of my friend when I shared the news that President Jacob Zuma had decided to deploy soldiers “to maintain law and order” during his state of the nation address in Parliament.
In addition to the architectural designs of Minenhle Makhanya, the concrete and other material, the other key ingredients of the Nkandla edifice were corruption and the violation of the Constitution. The Constitution is the supreme law that must be maintained at all times.