Information obtained by amaBhungane points to a major cover-up of the 2020 theft of some US$4-million in cash from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo.
Now the criminal complaint against Ramaphosa laid by former spy boss Arthur Fraser on Wednesday has massively raised the stakes over what exactly happened in the days following the break-in on 9 February 2020.Late on Saturday, presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya sent a message in response to detailed questions from amaBhungane, stating: “My apologies.
By 16 June 2020, Namibian journalists were already aware that David was allegedly linked to a “theft worth around R50-million from a farm belonging to President Cyril Ramaphosa”.According to a Namibian police statement, David was in possession of a TAG Hauer watch worth N$ 28 000, a Rolex watch worth N$ 280 000 and gold chain worth N$ 163 000, plus 11 US$100 notes.
They said it was allegedly an inside job and one of the cleaners was a suspect. The gang supposedly made off with cash worth R50 million.Ramaphosa farm theft: Money stolen from game farm the earnings from private sales, transactions In response, the presidency issued a statement noting “President Ramaphosa is clear there is no basis for the claims of criminal conduct that have been made against him in Mr Fraser’s statement.”
Now an extract, purporting to be a page from Fraser’s affidavit in support of his criminal complaint, has appeared on social media, showing security camera footage of the theft was handed to Fraser “by a member of Major-General Rhoode's team”. They did ask them so many questions like the whole day until 2am the following day. They would give them three to four hours to sleep and then the following day they would be on top of them again with questions.
She apparently claimed to have not been part of it but had received money from the brother afterwards, which was around R40 000. Following her confession, she was ordered to ask her brother to fetch her from the farm and that's how they got hold of him and kept them hostage. Presidency confirms robbery at Ramaphosa's farm, but there's 'no basis for claims of criminal conduct'
While transporting David to Windhoek, Ngalangi was accompanied by a policeman, Hendrick Hidipo Nghede.
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