JUST IN | A preliminary report by public protector Kholeka Gcaleka has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of any wrongdoing with regard to the theft of R8 million in US dollars from his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo during February 2020.
“The evidence placed before the public protector neither supports the allegation that the president failed to report the crime of housebreaking with the intent to steal and theft of cash in foreign currency at his residence in Phala Phala farm, nor does it support the allegation of abuse of power in utilising state resources by causing the PPS to be deployed to Phala Phala farm and to investigate the crime of housebreaking with the intent to steal and theft at Phala Phala farm,” the report said.
It then follows that his conduct cannot be regarded as improper in terms of section 182 of the Constitution or an abuse of power as contemplated in section 6 of the Public Protector Act. This undermined Rhoode’s contention that he was only carrying out a preliminary investigation into the security breach at the farm.
The minister and the commissioner are given 90 days from receiving the report to develop a directive on dealing with crimes reported directly to them by VIPs under their protection.The presidency on Saturday confirmed receipt of the preliminary report. This meant the public protector could not establish how he obtained the information regarding the burglary at Phala Phala, the theft of forex and an intelligence report from the
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