Zuma heads for Nkandla to kick off his busy schedule of festive activities
19 December 2016 - 14:35
President Jacob Zuma has begun his holiday programme with his usual festive-season trip to his home village of Nkandla. His office says he will spend time with old people and on his favourite initiative — promoting chess. "As an avid chess player and promoter of the sport‚ President Zuma believes that if chess is rolled out in schools‚ it would teach children key strategic thinking and they would excel in these strategies and tactics as adults‚" the Presidency said in a statement. The yearly chess tournament at Sibusisiwe Hall‚ Mandeni‚ northern KwaZulu-Natal, takes place on December 20.
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