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Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa leader won’t resign, says spokesman

Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa leader won’t resign, says spokesman

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa will not resign despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says.

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The row centres on claims he kept large sums of cash on his property then covered up its theft.

The scandal erupted in June, when a former South African spy boss, Arthur Fraser, filed a complaint with police accusing the president of hiding a theft of $4m (£3.25m) in cash from his Phala Phala game farm in 2020.

Mr Ramaphosa admitted that money had been stolen, but said it was $580,000, not $4m.

Mr Ramaphosa is also under pressure from the opposition, as well as rivals from his governing ANC, to resign.

The scandal is especially damaging for Mr Ramaphosa because he came to power vowing to clear up the corruption which had dogged the country under his predecessor, Jacob Zuma.

Mr Ramaphosa will be challenged for the ANC’s leadership by his former health minister Zweli Mkhize, who has also been accused of corruption

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