PRETORIA (Reuters) - Public funds were not spent on building South African President Jacob Zuma a house in his home village, state investigators said on Sunday in a report that sought to end one of the biggest scandals to hit Zuma before elections next year.
The report did say the government had spent 206 million rand (14.5 million pounds) on security upgrades and related costs at the president's private compound, and that this decision was based on an assessment of threats to Zuma.
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