Slightly used national leader - Over his sell-by date - Only sightly flawed
Comes complete with accessories : cronies, links to foreign businessmen in India and Dubai, and a large family
Innovative - has managed to plunder a whole country's economy
Is able to re-shuffle an organization overnight - several times
Large accomodation essential to house family members
Is flawless in his own opinion ("I've done nothing wrong")
Get him early before he leaves for the Middle East
I had a great time doing this digital caricature to "mark the end of an error!", a phrase that has done the rounds on social media.
The following video shows the process in time-lapse format - posted on my channel in YouTube.
A change of mind in the initial sketch is shown and it can be seen how a mirror-image is an excellent way to check a sketch's accuracy.
I had to rush because current affairs can be very fickle and any delay would no longer be "current"!
Please have a look, its about 5 minutes and any comments will be greatly appreciated.
Courtesy - YouTube
Here follows comment on Jacob Zuma that I found very interesting:
This man successfully plundered a nation under his control. In an article in the site called Inside Politics, attempts to quantify some of the costs are cited as follows:
- His annual Salary: R2 275 802.00 to R2 753 689.00
(Approximate Five Year Total: R12 315 706.00) - Medical : At least R1 300 000 per year
(Approximate Five Year Total: R6 500 000.00) - Pension Payout on Retirement: Approximately R2 753 689.00
(Approximate Five Year Total: R2 753 689.00) - Spousal Support: At least R15 517 500.00 per year
(Approximate Five Year Total: R77 585 000.00) - Private Vehicle: 70% of salary – R1 835 792.00, for two vehicles
( Approximate Five Year Total: R3 671 584.00) - Flights – VIP Squadron: (An approximate average of: R46 838 476.00 per year)
( Approximate Five Year Total: R234 192 383.00} - Flights – Additional: R6 331 174.67 plus additional cost of two planes
( Approximate Five Year Total: R10 000 000.00) - Flights – VIP Protection Services: (Unknown)
- Flights – Helicopters: At least R14 400 000.00 per year
( Approximate Five Year Total: R72 000 000.00 ) - Overseas Allowances – President: An average of R25 400.00 per year
( Approximate Five year Total: R127 000.00) - Overseas Allowances – First Ladies: (Unknown)
- Accommodation – Hotels: An average of R420 000.00 per year
( Approximate Five Year Total: R2 100 000.00) - Accommodation – Official Residences: An average of R5 300 000.00 per year
( Approximate Five Year Total: R26 500 000.00) - Accommodation – Private Residences: R6 400 000.00
( Approximate Five Year Total: R6 400 000.00) - VIP Protection : An average of at least R12 000 000.00 per year
( Approximate Five Year Total: R60 000 000.00) - Legal Costs: (Unknown)
APPROX. FIVE YEAR TOTAL: R514 145 362.00
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL: R102 829 072.00
These are estimates using available sources but a great deal has been shrouded in secrecy.
Hope you enjoyed the post!!