South African Treasury: Zuma has repaid money for non-security upgrades to private residence

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South African Treasury: Zuma has repaid money for non-security upgrades to private residence

2:54 CAT | 12 Sep 2016

South African President Jacob Zuma delivers his State of the Nation address at Parliament in Cape Town, June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/Pool

Reuters / South African President Jacob Zuma delivers his State of the Nation address at Parliament in Cape Town, June 17, 2014.

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has paid for non-security upgrades to his private Nkandla home, the National Treasury said on Monday, in line with a court order issued in March.

“We can confirm as the National Treasury that the payment has been received,” a spokeswoman for the Treasury said.

In June, the Treasury said that Zuma should pay 7.8 million rand ($537,000) for the non-security upgrades, after the Constitutional Court in March ordered Zuma to pay back some of the $16 million of state money spent upgrading his private home.

($1 = 14.5300 rand)

Source: Reuters