President Jacob Zuma has 45 days to pay back some of the money spent on upgrades to his private home in Nkandla.
The decision was made by the Constitutional Court on Thursday.
The court declared the actions taken by the president and the National Assembly to be inconsistent with the Constitution and invalid, and ordered the National Treasury to quantify the amount which the president must personally repay to the fiscus as a result of non-security related features at his homestead in Nkandla.
The court took great care in setting forth the special duties of the president as head of the national executive and of Parliament in giving effect to the findings made by the Public Protector in the interest of our constitutional democracy, the rule of law and the fight against corruption.
The judgment was welcomed by many.
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