Zuma homestead: Newspaper faces probe

JOHANNESBURG — South African Public Works minister Thulas Nxesi will launch an investigation into how City Press had obtained documentation revealing a R203 million budget for upgrades to President Jacob Zuma’s Nkandla homestead.

Report by City Press

Speaking for the first time after Sunday’s exposé, Nxesi defended the expenditure, but refused to confirm the amount of taxpayers’ money spent on the project.

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