South Africa's top corruption fighter has said President Jacob Zuma has "benefited unduly" from using state money to improve his rural residence.
The changes to Mr Zuma's private home, including a pool and cattle enclosure, cost taxpayers about $23m (£13.8m).
In a more than 400-page report, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela accused Mr Zuma of unethical conduct.
She said that Mr Zuma, who faces re-election in May, should repay costs for some of the unnecessary renovations.
The refurbishment of the residence in Nkandla, in Mr Zuma's home province of KwaZulu-Natal, has turned into a major political controversy in South Africa.
Correspondents say it was one of the reasons why Mr Zuma was booed in December at the memorial service for Nelson Mandela, South Africa's first black president.
Ms Madonsela, South Africa's ombudsman, said the cost of the Nkandla upgrades were 215m South African rand ($20m; £12m) at end of her investigation and were now estimated at 246m rand.
"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," the report said.
However, while it could be "legitimately construed" that Mr Zuma misled parliament over the renovations, the report said it was a "bona fide mistake".
Ms Madonsela said Mr Zuma had 14 days to respond to her report before parliament.
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