Local is lekker for No 1, not UAE

The Presidency yesterday denied that President Jacob Zuma owns property in Dubai.

The Sunday Times reported that Zuma owns a property on Lailak Street, in Emirates Hills, billed as the "most expensive postal code" in a city so flashy that the police drive Bugattis, according to leaked e-mails.

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It was also reported that Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe has a home nearby.

"President Zuma does not own any property outside South Africa and has not requested anybody to buy property for him abroad," the Presidency said yesterday.

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"The president has also not received or seen the reported e-mails and has no knowledge of them."