Phala Phala dollars were not declared with Sars, DA finds: A PAIA application by the Democratic Alliance to the South African Revenue Services has found there are no records of a declaration of the money President Cyril Ramaphosa received which was later…
Phala Phala Wildlife in Bela Bela, Limpopo came under the spotlight when former spy boss Arthur Fraser opened a criminal case against President Cyril Ramaphosa after a robbery at the farm in which a large sum of cash was allegedly stolen. File photo.
The US dollars which were reportedly hidden inside a couch on the farm were not declared to Sars upon entering South Africa, said DA leader John Steenhuisen in a statement accompanied by the PAIA response from Sars. Last year Ramaphosa claimed he had received $580,000 from Hazim Mustafa, a Sudanese national, as payment for cattle as part of a legitimate business transaction.
In turn, Mustafa claimed in a media interview that he had complied with the requirement to declare the money to Sars officials at OR Tambo airport upon entering South Africa."The DA received Sars’ response this morning, with the revenue service confirming that 'the record does not exist and/or cannot be found," said Steenhuisen.
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