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President Jacob Zuma will have to pay back precisely zero for Nkandla security upgrades according to the minister of police. That is right - you won't even get a token amount.In her report on Nkandla‚ Public Protector Thuli Madonsela found that Zuma had enjoyed undue benefits from 'non-security-related' upgrades and recommended that he pay back a reasonable portion of the costs.