South Africa: Nkandla 'Security Features' and the Money Zuma Doesn't Have to Pay Back

When official reports on the security upgrades at President Jacob Zuma's private Nkandla home first mentioned the construction of a so-called "firepool", South Africans were left scratching their heads - because what even is a firepool? All we could see was a swimming pool. On Thursday, we finally found out, thanks to a video presentation from Police Minister Nathi Nhleko, which featured the notorious "firepool", the kraal, the visitors' centre and the amphitheatre would be used to secure Nkandla in emergency situations.

In the video, parts of which are inexplicably set to the tune of 'O Sole Mio, a fire engine pumps water out of the pool and through a hose pipe for use in the event of a fire.

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