Embattled former president Jacob Zuma of South Africa is reportedly in financial crisis to the extent that he is having difficulty paying the school fees of one of his daughters.
According to the a South African local media platform, CityPress, a high school near Durban has obtained a default judgment against Zuma and his fourth wife, Nompumelelo Ntuli (45), over unpaid school fees for their daughter in the amount of R12,517 (About N300k)
Although the name of the high school was withheld to protect the identity of the minor, CityPress reports that the school obtained the judgment after Zuma failed to file a notice of intention to defend the claim.
The Zumas are now also liable for legal costs in the amount of R1 412. According to court papers, the debt was incurred last year.
Zuma has three children with MaNtuli, as she is widely known. She and the children were ordered to leave the Nkandla homestead in January 2015 after it was alleged that she had tried to poison Zuma.
The National Prosecuting Authority recently announced there was no evidence to support these allegations and that it would not prosecute Ma Ntuli.
