While the ANC officially welcomed Zuma’s new decision, senior members said it was too late to repair the damage Zuma had imposed on the party’s image and reputation:

We have been used and our structures compromised to protect a lie that has been clear to all. The ANC was dragged into a dark hole and now we are told to accept the president’s statement.

It pains us that we now have to tell our people that, indeed, the president must pay back the money when so much time and resources were used to defend Nkandla corruption.

Former ANC caucus chairman Vytjie Mentor was not impressed – and expressed her concern on Facebook (although it’s a bit rich coming from the lady that flew first class to Beijing at a cost of R138 000 in 2010):

The praise-singers are praising President Zuma for doing what he should have done two years ago. They are praising him for daring the nation on so many, many occasions by refusing to pay what he knew all along he had to pay.

After taking this country to such lows, they are still praising him? Such ‘love’ for an individual above the love of the country, above the love of the organisation is mind-boggling. So help us God.

The party said it still called for prosecution of those responsible for corruption, like architect Minenhle Makhanya who was liable to repay R155-million related to alleged misuse of public funds in the security upgrades. Sure.

The DA’s Mmusi Maimane obviously had something to say on the matter:

We contend that the president designating the auditor-general to come to a determination of how much he is liable for is the latest attempt to establish a parallel process, for a fifth time.

The EFF said it would indicate its course of action today.

[source: timeslive]