Compel beneficiaries of public funds to pay up

Once in a while, we are treated to a working system, albeit not within our own borders. Down south, President Jacob Zuma has, after persistent pressure from Opposition Party the EFF, finally agreed to pay back some spent on renovations to his private homestead.

The scandal has been brewing since 2009 when taxpayer money was used for what was supposed to be security upgrades to Zuma’s Nkandla home. In an all too familiar script on this continent, the budget spiraled out of control.