South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma must pay back the money provided for his legal fees, a court has ruled.
It is estimated that the state has paid between $1m (£792,000) and $2.2m in legal costs for him.
Mr Zuma has been fighting multiple allegations of corruption for more than a decade and has incurred millions of dollars in legal fees.
The court’s decision marks the end of a grim year for Mr Zuma, who was forced out of office in February.
His successor, Cyril Ramaphosa, has been working to restore public confidence in the country’s prosecution service.
Mr Ramaphosa recently admitted that an agreement between Mr Zuma and former President Thabo Mbeki had formed the basis of the decision to continue paying Mr Zuma’s legal fees, more than a decade ago.
The opposition took the presidency to court after Mr Ramaphosa’s revelation.
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