THE presidency has denied media reports that Jacob Zuma owned a ‘palace in Dubai’. On Sunday the presidency released a statement saying the story was a fabrication.

“President Zuma does not own any property outside South Africa and has not requested anybody to buy property for him abroad.The President has also not received or seen the reported emails and has no knowledge of them,” the high office said in a statement on Sunday.

The articles comes after alleged Gupta emails that have been leaked, detailing what the controversial family has been up to. Though those who have been implicated in the emails have dismissed them as fake news.

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Democratic Alliance leader, Mmusi Maimane has challenged Zuma to take legal action against the newspaper over Dubai mansion story.

“The claims made in the story are not trivial and go to the very nub of state capture by the notorious Gupta family. The allegations are serious, and cannot simply be dismissed via a press release.

“Therefore if the story is in fact false – as the Presidency claims – the DA challenges the President to take legal action against the newspaper for publishing false and defamatory information about him and his good friends, the Gupta brothers,” he said.

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Here’s how Twitter reacted to the news.

The story in the Sunday Times newspaper today, that President Jacob Zuma owns a "palace" in Dubai is a fabrication. https://t.co/ZVqqiNKnEu

— Presidency | South Africa 🇿🇦 (@PresidencyZA) June 4, 2017

#Zuma has a palace in Dubai and the Nkandla homestead, wena you're still on the RDP housing list. ANC never deserved our votes 😕

— iNkosazana (@_iNgwanelihle_) June 4, 2017

https://twitter.com/MakopoK/status/870690234438098944

According to Sunday Times today; Pres. Zuma has a 'Palace' in Dubai. Pres. Mugabe's Dubai is his neighbour there. Kumnandzi e-South Africa.

— Lebo Pat Mdluli (@PatMdluli) June 4, 2017

So Zuma didn’t know about Nkandla, The maMsion in Dubai, the Landing of the Plane, The Emails, State Capture … #WhatdoesZumaKnow ?

— Kieno Kammies (@KienoKammies) June 4, 2017

CIC @Julius_S_Malema already told you South Africa, a year ago, that Zuma is planning on leaving the country, seeking asylum in Dubai! https://t.co/tNqA6Xg16J

— Mbuyiseni Ndlozi (@MbuyiseniNdlozi) May 28, 2017

We challenge Zuma to take legal action against @SundayTimesZA over Dubai mansion story: https://t.co/cX0YdASz4Z @MmusiMaimane #GuptaLeaks https://t.co/RdyldSSb7E

— Democratic Alliance (@Our_DA) June 4, 2017

So if Jacob Zuma will reside in Dubai then they should respectfully call him Jacobta Gedleygupta Zupta 🐸 pic.twitter.com/FKifXwiL45

— 🇿🇦 Waykz 🇿🇦 (@Waykz6661) May 29, 2017

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