South African president seeks to justify 246m rand (£13.73m) of public funds spent on security at his Nkandla homestead
Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, has described how his wife was raped by burglars more than a decade ago as he sought to justify the use of public funds to upgrade security at his private home.
Critics seized on the remarks, describing them as inappropriate in a country where millions of women have no protection from sexual violence.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 7 hours ago.
Jacob Zuma, the president of South Africa, has described how his wife was raped by burglars more than a decade ago as he sought to justify the use of public funds to upgrade security at his private home.
Critics seized on the remarks, describing them as inappropriate in a country where millions of women have no protection from sexual violence.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 7 hours ago.