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3 suspects accused of stealing cash from South African president's farm appear in court

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Prosecutors said Friday they are seeking extradition orders and the arrest of more suspects over the 2020 theft of around $580,000 in U.S. cash that was hidden in a couch at South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ranch. Ramaphosa was accused by political opponents of tax evasion and money laundering over the money hidden at his …

South African president cleared of wrongdoing in scandal over $580,000 in cash stolen from his farm

South Africa graft watchdog clears Ramaphosa in farm cash scandal

The scandal erupted in June last year when the country’s former spy boss filed a complaint with the police over cash stolen from Ramaphosa’s farm. South Africa’s corruption watchdog on Friday absolved President Cyril Ramaphosa of allegations that he breached executive ethics in a farm cash scandal that spawned into one of the biggest scandals of his career. The scandal …

Cash Scandal

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s job has come into question after a report claiming that millions of dollars in cash were found at his private game farm. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, embroiled in scandal and under threat of impeachment, has no intention of resigning and will fight both politically and judicially, his spokesperson said. “President Ramaphosa is not resigning based on …

The president may have violated his oath of office, found a report into the alleged cover-up of the theft of $4m cash at his farm. An independent panel appointed by the speaker of South Africa’s parliament has found preliminary evidence that President Cyril Ramaphosa violated his oath of office, findings that could lead to his eventual impeachment. Meanwhile, South Africa’s …

The inquiry looked into whether the president should face impeachment for the alleged cover-up of theft of $4m in cash at his game farm. A special panel investigating whether South African President Cyril Ramaphosa should face impeachment for allegedly covering up a crime that took place on his private farm, submitted its findings to parliament, two weeks before he faces …

The president was responding to a parliamentary panel set up to investigate the theft of $4m in cash from his game farm. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has denied wrongdoing in testimony to a parliamentary panel examining whether he should face impeachment over an alleged cover-up of a heist at his farmhouse, his office said. The scandal erupted in June …

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Embroiled in controversy, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday refused to answer questions about his alleged cover-up of a theft of large amounts of cash from his farm, saying only that he will appear before his party’s integrity committee over the accusations. Ramaphosa is facing allegations of money laundering, bribery and breaking South Africa’s …

Opposition legislators are demanding that Ramaphosa step down as president pending investigations into the Phala Phala scandal. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s attempts to speak in Parliament were disrupted for a second day as opposition legislators confronted him over allegations he tried to cover up the theft of cash from his game farm, Phala Phala. “The president of the republic, …

JOHANNESBURG — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing a criminal investigation after a revelation that he failed to report the theft of about $4 million in cash from his farm in northern Limpopo province. The Democratic Alliance, the country’s biggest opposition party, said Ramaphosa should come clean about the circumstances surrounding the theft and why it was not reported …

South Africa’s president Ramaphosa ‘profits from trophy hunting and breeds rare animals to be shot for cash’