An independent report found “prima facie” evidence that Cyril Ramaphosa broke the law and violated the constitution, in an odd saga involving buffalo, a Sudanese businessman and hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen from a sofa
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskMr Ramaphosa’s political fate now hangs in the balance. On November 30th an independent panel appointed by the speaker of South Africa’s parliament said thats could begin impeachment proceedings against the president .
Mr Ramaphosa’s troubles began six months ago. On June 1st Arthur Fraser, a former spook, submitted evidence to the police Mr Ramaphosa denies wrongdoing. His version of the story is that the cash taken from the sofa came from the sale of 20 “substandard” buffaloes to a Sudanese businessman on Christmas Day in 2019. The money went in the sofa, he says, because it was thought to be safer than the farm’s safe. After learning of the theft a few weeks later, he reported the matter to his protection team, which is a branch of the police.
In a statement after the report was published Mr Ramaphosa again professed his innocence. Its findings, he said, represented “an unprecedented and extraordinary moment for South Africa’s constitutional democracy”. Indeed it is: no South African president has been impeached before.s are due to discuss the panel’s findings on December 6th and will decide on whether to go ahead with hearings. Mr Ramaphosa may launch a legal challenge against the panel, a hitherto untested constitutional mechanism.
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