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Phala Phala farm theft suspects in court

SA President Cyril Ramaphosa

CRIMINAL charges have been brought against two suspects for their alleged role in the theft of US$580 000 from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in February 2020.

Imanuwela David, 39, and Froliana Joseph, 30, are both facing three charges: conspiracy to commit housebreaking with intent to steal and theft; housebreaking with intent to steal; and housebreaking with intent to steal and theft.

David faces an additional count of money laundering. The charges relate to the theft of a large sum of US dollars that had reportedly been stashed in couches on Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm. The two accused in the Phala Phala farm robbery case will be back at the Bela-Bela magistrate’s court on Friday. — DN

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