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In the sweltering heat on Christmas Day in 2019, Sudanese businessman Hazim Mustafa arrived at the gate of President Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm near Bela-Bela in Limpopo with two canvass bags stuffed with millions of rands worth of dollars. | CowansView

Alleged Phala Phala thief Imanuwela David splurged on R250 000 dental jewellery after police in South Africa and Namibia identified him as a suspect.arrived at the gate of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm near Bela-Bela in Limpopo with two canvass bags stuffed with millions of rands worth of dollars.

He happened to have heard that this farm was selling buffalo, and the man who apparently does not even own a farm of his own, travelled two hours north of Johannesburg where he had landed at OR Tambo International two days before to look at the buffalo after traversing approximately 10 kilometers of dusty, bumpy gravel road.

After looking at some of the buffalo up for sale, he decided on the spot to shell out roughly R8 million in dollars to buy 20 of the beasts with money that he previously told the media he had brought with him to buy a house.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.

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