The Democratic Alliance (DA) offered South Africans jobs while the ANC offered 'Zumaville', parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko said on Saturday.
"How can Zuma explain spending so much money on a single project while many people across the province find themselves without even the most basic services?" Mazibuko said in a speech prepared for delivery.
She was speaking in Kokstad in KwaZulu-Natal about the DA's recently launched Plan for Growth and Jobs.
According to a report on Friday government was planning to build a new R2-billion town in Zuma's home village of Nkandla. The town was dubbed 'Zumaville'.
Government would reportedly have to direct more than R1-billion of taxpayers' money into the development while the other R1-billion would be raised from the private sector.
Mazibuko said Zuma's Nkandla homestead was also being turned into a palace with underground tunnels to ensure his safety.
"The only thing Zuma should be afraid of is the high level of unemployment keeping so many people in KwaZulu-Natal in extreme poverty."
Mazibuko said the department of public works was spending R36-million on Nkandla but "was slow" to help at Kokstad's local hospital. – Sapa.