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Victory for South Africa as Jacob Zuma ordered to repay legal fees with interest | SA News

English and Afrikaans soundbites by Willie Aucamp MP.

The Democratic Alliance sees today’s judgment against Jacob Zuma, ordering him to repay to the State R28.9-million legal fees, plus interest, as a victory for South Africa and the protection of taxpayer money.

Since 2018 Mr Zuma has evaded repaying millions in legal fees that the State should not have paid on his behalf. Mr Zuma has benefited from this R28.9 million in taxpayer money, over the past 7 years.

For this reason, the DA joined the court case to ensure that on top of repaying the public money, Mr Zuma also must repay interest on the money, and the court agreed with the DA.

In every way possible, the DA continues to fight…

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