News: South Africa’s President Zuma Under Investigation For Corruption

President Jacob Zuma of South Africa is under investigation for his role in excessive refurbishments conducted on his sprawling personal estate, Nkandla residence, using public funds according to an Al-Jazeera report.

 

Parliamentary lawmakers confirmed the initiation of a probe into the Nkandla affair on Monday. This comes after a South African prosecutor published a report in March charging that President Zuma had “benefitted unduly” from security upgrades conducted at the Nkandla residence and should pay back a portion of the total bill, which amounted to some $24 million.

The Nkandla residence security upgrades included controversial additions such as a modern amphitheatre, a chicken run, swimming pool and a private clinic.

President Zuma has previously claimed that he was not informed of the controversial upgrades, pinning responsibility on the project’s architect.

Meanwhile, an opposition leader who has previously called for President Zuma to resign over the corruption allegations welcomed news of the probe.

Mmusi Maimane, leader of the Democratic Alliance said, "now the police must do their jobs".

Zuma's residence