Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma has paid the money for the non-security upgrades at his Nkandla home.
This followed the deadline set by the Constitutional Court in its landmark ruling a few months ago. Zuma had until mid-September to settle the money for Nkandla. National Treasury told Independent Media on Monday that Zuma has settled his Nkandla bill.
The president was ordered to pay back R7.8 million for the non-security features at his home after the Treasury did an assessment of the work done there by various stakeholders.
Zuma’s architecture Minenhle Makhanya is currently facing a lawsuit of R155 million by the Special Investigating Unit for his work at Nkandla.
The SIU found many irregularities in the process and is demanding millions back from Makhanya.
The state spent more than R246m in upgrading Zuma’s home in the KwaZulu-Natal town of Nkandla.
The Nkandla judgment is one of the landmarks by the Constitutional Court following an extensive investigation by the Public Protector.
In her financials in Parliament Thuli Madonsela, whose term of office ends in mid-October, has noted the Nkandla matter as of the pressing probes her office has dealt with.
The Nkandla investigation was started after then DA Parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko asked the Public Protector to investigate Zuma.
Zuma had just begun his term in office when Mazibuko lodged the complaint with Madonsela.
The process dragged on for several years until it finally landed in the Constitutional Court where the apex court decided that the powers of the Public Protector were binding.
Political Bureau