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#For4Billion rand: South Africans criticize proposed plane

Carl NasmanNovember 10, 2015

Jacob Zuma’s government says South Africa needs a new presidential plane, to the tune of an estimated four billion rand (260 million euros). The country’s citizens disagree and are tweeting other ways to spend the cash.

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