Three accused are due to return to court for allegedly stealing more than R10 million from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm in Limpopo.
THE THREE people facing charges in connection with theft at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo in 2020 are on Tuesday expected to appear before the Modimolle Regional Court.
Imanuwela David, the man accused of being the mastermind behind the February 2020 theft, was previously denied bail and has been in custody since his arrest last year.
David is charged alongside siblings Froliana Joseph, who was a domestic worker at the Phala Phala farm, and her brother Ndilinasho Joseph.
Ramaphosa’s former housekeeper and her brother were granted R5,000 and R10,000 bail, respectively, in November last year.
The State had not opposed bail when the siblings were released. Their stringent bail conditions include that they hand over their passports and they may not leave the Bela-Bela area without informing the police.
On Tuesday, Limpopo spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), Mashudu Malabi-Dzhangi said the trio would return to court for a pre-trial conference.
“The three accused in the matter of robbery of Phala Phala game farm will appear today in Modimolle Regional Court for pre-trial conference,” said Malabi-Dzhangi.
“The accused are facing the following charges: conspiracy to commit housebreaking with intent to steal, housebreaking with intent to steal, housebreaking with intent to steal and theft and money laundering.”
The three suspects are facing charges in connection with the theft of $580,000 (around R10.87 million) on February 9, 2020, at the president’s farmhouse.
