South Africa’s top anti-corruption watchdog accuses President Jacob Zuma of “unduly” benefiting from a taxpayer-funded upgrade to his private home – a rehab that includes a swimming pool, cattle enclosure, and his very own amphitheatre.  And he’s probably going to have to pay back some of the A$28 – $30 Million spent on the project.

“The president tacitly accepted the implementation of all measures at his residence and has unduly benefited from the enormous capital investment in the non-security installations at his private residence,” read the report from public protector Thuli Madonsela. 

The damning report comes out just six weeks before the 7 May general elections in which Zuma’s African National Congress is the frontrunner, but whose lead has steadily after several corruption scandals.  Zuma’s evaporating personal popularity was apparent by the huge chorus of boos that greeted him at a memorial to Nelson Mandela at Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium in December.

Zuma has previously claimed that he used his own family money to build his homestead.  He has 14 days to respond to the report before parliament.