What is Phala Phala farm robbery scandal? What is South African prez Cyril Ramaphosa's role in it? 

South Africa has so much potential. Beautiful country, rich in natural resources but the corruption is crippling this country

These criminals criminals posing as politicians are the cause of the suffering of millions of people

The Whole ANC is ultra corrupt. Yet the people are starving !!!! Well done Anc !!!!!

As a South African, this is very embarrassing. Our country has tremendous potential. We just need capable, competent and strong leadership to realize our country's potential

Ramaphosa did not " make" money in business. He was given hundreds of millions of share in mining companies. He had nothing. Easy to make money with a R300m donation.

The ANC and EFF are the worst parties ever!!!!! Dirty dirty dirty

I’m so embarrassed by my people , me included . Why the ANC is still on power is beyond me . Mandela left us with one statement “if the anc does what the apartheid government did to you, do to the anc what you did to the apartheid government “ a very clear mandate we are still to follow through , man I’m embarrassed

The role of Switzerland in the looting of Africa needs to be investigated. They are complicit in a lot of corruption in Africa

Oh boy, the corruption is sickening.

"This money was actually black money." This lady goin' haaaaaaaaaaaaaard.

In any rule of law nation, the leader would run for the hills. His party would toss him under the bus and there would be dozens of investigations launched into every aspect of that leader's life. The leader would go through the ringer, and he would be assumed guilty until proven innocent in the public domain. The party would be so fearful of being crushed in the next election that they would voluntarily start turning over member's financial audits to prove they are worthy of remaining in power. I see none of that happening in South Africa. South Africa is truly a different country.

Just for the record, his name is pronounced RamaPosa ,the H is silent but this scandal has made some to refer to him as RamaSOFA due to the cash stashed in the sofa lol

Cash was stashed UNDER HIS MATTRESS!!!! Say it as it is!

What I don't understand in the farm story! Why not kill those Robbers to cover up your dirty money 😏 and for EFF to have the footage of someone's private property 🤔 as for the spy Boss to withheld information for 2 years 🤔

THESE are the same people who were criticizing the apartheid regime because without doubt it was a wicked regime and evil system. Ramaphosa was one of the leading critic of that system which was oppresive and inhuman. He was on the front line waging a justified war against the apartheid regime. He even critctised former leaders pro apartheid and now he is doing the same things. I asked myself as a Blackman and a humanbeing what is wrong with the majority of Africans have your people not suffered enough so why continue to rob and cheat them

tragedy is that the majority in this country still insist on voting for ANC

By the way Ramaphosa fired the countries Public Protector who was investigating him Regarding Farm robbery and Glencore it's really a mess when you get the whole picture I don't even know where to start 😂

Wow am a South African am so impressed on how Wion is so accurate regarding this issue, you so accurate more than our captured local media,

We pray that God will reveal the truth....We need corrupted leaders to be removed.

Why didn,t Ramaphosa bank this money if it was from sales of animals as he stated?Did he not want to declare this income to be taxed?Is people in the prosecuting authority going to be bribed to withhold certain facts?

What is done in darkness the Lord is bringing to light. As a South African, I am seeing this as an answer to our prayers and our cries for our nation. We are strong enough to start over if need be, but the corruption in our government needs to be revealed and purged thereafter. I personally don't believe Cyril to be innocent in all this. Yes, the opposition parties are taking advantage of this revelation BUT he is not a victim. The truth will come out. I just doubt that our justice system can handle such cases, he is also tied to the glencore saga lol man its a lot.

Well done WION you've redeemed yourself after the previous coverage on xenophobia, as negetive as this is bout my country but i appreciate the accuracy with no bais.

Mandela's preferred successor. ANC was corrupt then. It is today still. Only the faces have changed.

To make matters worse this happened after Glencore SAGA a company found to have bribed JUDGES in USA and he is implicated as well and the company has not been investigated in South Africa

I wish black South Africans would vote with their brains instead of their hearts.

Thank you Wion for actually covering this 🙏 ❤️

Foreign currency, R60 million in cash and no case opened.

*Even though South Africa has zero ATM machines or adequate bank outposts in rural Savannah farm districts, why pay the robbers? ...and why not have a bank-courier collect the cash to the bank if it was clean money? This is the kind of senseless behavior among state persons that cripples progress.*

👉🇿🇦 I have ONLY ONE QUESTION. Why didn't President RAMAPHOSA DEPOSIT that 4 MILLION DOLLARS in the BANK if the MONEY $$$ was GENUINE & LEGAL. My SECOND QUESTION is: Did the now President RAMAPHOSA PAY any TAXES in that Starch of CASH $$$?👈❌❎🤔🤔🤔

Thank you Wion for shining the light on this story. Looks to me like the robbers knew exactly where to search for the money.... looks like someone knows what Ramaphosa is up too and sent those people to open the rabbit hole.....🤔

Ramaphosa's wife should be picked up for questioning, I have a feeling she knows alot about this issue !!

oh wow!!! thank you for this! I'm a South African can't get this story like you just told it here! if it was anyone else they would've been locked up and farm confiscated!!!!

hiding money in furniture nothing wrong there just normal practice among the corrupt and elites.

A bit suspicious though! This Fraser guy worked for Zuma and was fired by Ramaphosa!

Anyone can easily understand this scandal, how do you for the first time break into the house and go to the furniture for the millions, you either did put it there yourself or you were with the person when hiding the money

Corruption in a native African country's political elite? Tell me it ain't so! 🤣

This will not do any damage for Ramaphosa’s win in the up comming election conference of the ANC. Most people tgink the South African politics is like the one in the west. In South Africa there are more stakeholders who are to benefit in Ramaphosa’s presidency: 1. The big business who promited and funded Ramaphosa;s presidency. 2. The ANC politicians whose livelihood and ambitions may be affected by Ramaphosa’s fall. Remember that been in governement in the ANC is a free ticket to become a multi-millionaire. This is why Zuma survived up to almost a full second year term. Zuma was supported by the likes of Ramaphosa, Nzimande, Mbalula etc, as his remaining in power was beneficial for the accumulation of wealth and their political ambitions. In short Ramaphosa like Zuma will have his second term as an ANC President and the President of the country, the daggers against Ramaphosa, from his party, may be drawn on his second year of his second term, as the second term dies not give you lavarege as an ANC president because you are on your way out. And I suspect that daggers will be drawn by the least suspected people in Ramaphosa’s folds. But rest assured, Ramaphosa’s presidency will not be shaken by this scandal, on top of that the South African media(owned by the powerful businessmen and women), is doing a good PR for him, as it did to the scandal of Marikana, BOSASA, and the ANC using government coffers to run its elections.

Not a business man. Received hand outs since being a union leader.

Money is at the root of all evil in this world!

Oh my days! This has got to be one of the worst corruption scandals in the history of Africa

Zuma 783 armsdeal charges dont even make sense! How powerful would he be that HE WASN'T EVEN A MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT- LET ALONE A MINISTER BUT A MERE MEC IN KZN PROVINCE, when it happened, that he could impose his 'bribery activities ' pass MPs, Ministers of Defence/ Finance/TheMightyWorld'sAangelHimself- Mandela/Dep.Pes.ThaboMbeki? You give the guy unimaginable power that dont exist in this world!!! If I can share attachment with u, I can drop you the signatures who approved this deal. Zuma's is not one of them! Zuma is most likely fallguy for 'world's angel' Mandela, afterall he ws gifted state of the art Mercedes by the same company that won arms supply tender. Think about; why would it take close to 20yrs if there real charges against Zuma! Again; please do not take news feed from SA media, it is hugely political!!! Report on your own findings to keep your reputation intact. 😊

Hahaha, only in South Africa!! Dollars in the President's furniture¿??. This is worse than bizarre, my dear!

WION kills me with Its introductions 😂💔. Love love love WION

How did the robbers knew the money was there ...🤔🤔🤔...im a South African from Cape Town myself ...I have heard that the brother of the president's wife is apparently the owner of that money ...

Very accurate huge respect

Deny, deny, deny that's all they can do, loot, steal and murder then even if you are caught red handed deny and blame the opposition, dirty tricks, a set up or anything that will deflect blame and responsibility, pure evil.

Guptas ARE NOT ARRESTED. BULLSHIT. ITS A COVER UP

People are starving. Do they even care or help?..His sister in law has (query)been involved in money laundering through Botswana?

Why Arthur Frazier kept quiet for two years?

Nkandla Phalaphala There's always something

well the truth will come out one way or another, but if it was legitimate money why stash it in furniture surely u can buy a safe for the home

Thieves stealing from the biggest thief.😂😂

After Nelson Mandela departure and demise ANC is going downhill with Zuma being investigated for corruption.

Zuma...Gupta's....Ramaphoza? When will SA be rid op corrupt leaders?

He can’t put his money in the banks because they are already full

How did they break in with all the security

Wion is uncensored. Unlike our media houses like ENCA.

The guy's face looking at the camera at 1:13 gets me every time 😭

The man can afford a safe the size of my one room house. Why the hell would anyone leave $4m lying around.

The most comprehensive information on this to date. Which says nothing about South Africa's journalism, or, in fact, it's freedom of speech.

Why would robbers, ? Check inside a coach when they came to steal? 😟 it’s a plot , they were sent

'al dra die aap n goue ring, bly hy darem n lelike ding'

🤣😂She's good... The into wow🤣💯❤

L've never believed in black African being a leader .

They scorn colonialism, but he loves his game farms and his brother-in-law just bought another wine farm in Stellenbosch(apartheids homeland according to them). Idi Amin, Mugabe, all the same.

WAAHAHAHAHA Im South African, Im not ashamed! I am unapologetic, YOU KNOW WHAT THE COUNTRY IS LIKE WHEN PEOPLE BREAK INTO A PRESIDENTS HOUSE~! AND THEN FIND MONEY HIDDEN IN COUCHES!! Waaaaaaahahahahahaha

FBI must come in,dollars involved

First and foremost hats off to the brave media reporter who is trying to Show the real truth Now soon people will see the real truth of Cyril Ramaphosa May the truth Prevail

As a South African all my money is private, from this point till I die!

kindly keep us informed on this story

It sounds more like one crook exposing another. Whe did Athur Fraser took so long to lodge a charge?

LOVE ❤️ THIS CHANNEL, AND THE QUEEN 👸 BEHIND IT.

Why is the money not in the bank!! ?? How many game must you sell to get millions...as he clas where the money came from....it is not South Africa Rands...May God reveal the truth.

This is an accurate report of what happened!

Dear Admin, I work at Malbaton as a security, it's been several but never loadshedding here, I just wanna ask why this areas aren't affected? Please expose them they're under city power. Please expose them

I always knew that Cyril is not as clean as he claims to be... Olso during state capture he was as quiet as a mouse. Tuma Mina is pure BS.. Si ku tumile wa jika u choncha.

Embarrassment. Hope we can improve on governance issues and maintain fiscal fortitude on matters of service delivery, accountability and transparency. Nkosi Sikelela uMzansi Afrika🙏

This is suspicious. Why would you search in furniture when robbing a house, except if you knew beforehand there was something hidden there. The Zuma camp also would have much to gain if they could frame Ramaphosa for corruption. Trust nobody.

If we don't bring down the anc in 2024 then we must not complain when such corrupt activities come to the fore.Civil society now must rise up and take over.We,the people can change this.

Corruption in South Africa is not a new thing. Being president of this country is like winning the lottery.

He beats up the opposition that is asking him to step aside and allow due process🙄

I hope that's why they want the R500 note to be able to carry these monies easily hahahaha crime and criminals

This guy’s dirty enough to work in the Australian Parliament 😂

He was a dishonest person all the time. He is a compulsive liar

Well done guys. The "h" in South African vernacular is silent. Its not English. So it's "Raamaapohsaa", "paala", "paala"

Damn they caught them quick, rest of the farms r on there own

Getting dumped onto the Grey List is the best thing that can happen to SA as this country is rotten to the core. Corporates and government are hand in hand when it comes to corruption and money laundering. South Africa has been placed under a one-year observation period during which the FATF will closely monitor the progress of the measures to be addressed. If satisfactory progress has not been achieved by October 2022, the FATF can place South Africa on its grey list in its February 2023 Plenary.

Well, he certainly was not reporting it to the tax aurhority people or the banks, and apparently it was for long enough for the farm to have sold 4million in produce or meats, and if an audit of sales , they will be able to tell when those monies were legally earned, even if taxes are still owed upon those earnings. :) And it gives me hope about the other cash and drugs storehouses that the gangs and Cartels and corrupt lawyers and Politicians have been holding and hiding for a small security fee and all that, of course. ;) That also " of course " is fair game for ICE and other agencies or even possible civilian persons and investigators to sieze from them to hinder their current and future criminal endeavors that could be funded with those ill gotten gains and or fully criminally earned and or extorted monies or commodities and or bearer bonds and similar valuables and exchangeable assets such as Cash, gems, bonds, artworks, precious metals, prepayed credit cards, and or phone cards and other things such as crypto currencies security codes that allow access to pre filled wallets or safety deposit box numbers and locations etc etc. Basicly, the thought is, with all that hidden cash, and some of the gang and Cartels nessesity to fund their foot soldiers and monies to bribe local officials and police, have large central and or local to the major cities of operations, as well as cash collections houses as well, and that the recession the governments and banks are in, that the move, by every nation, around the entire globe , in recession or not, needs that money back in the banks immediately so it staves off collapse.

Ramaphosa's money fell from the sky.. He didn't hide his money.. his animals love to count money so he put his money in thr farm.. 👈🤣🐄🤣🐖🤣🐑🤣

There is a faction of the anc trying to underm8ne him. He was too soft on the corrupt. It will be a tragedy if he falls...he is keeping the country stable. The opposition are trying hard to bring him down.

Cought Red Handed BUT SO WHAT South Africa is South Africa Running Hard to Match Zimbabwe

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didnt this happen in 2020 and i think he was a president already

In short as a neighbor to South Africa. The SA president had 4mil usd at his farm under the 🛌 or 🛋. Namibian thieves and a house help of the SA president on his farm stole the millions in usd. The suspects who where in Namibia after the brake in were arrested in Namibia by the SA president's security detail with the help of the Namibian president, Namibian police Inspector General to 'legally deport' the alleged suspects. We in Namibia are still waiting on the legal extradition documents between Namibia and South Africa

Fraser and his gang wanted to release this information later this year for the ANC conference. But they were forced to release it now cos they received the information about Gupta's arrest before the story was broadcasted in the media. They have make Gupta's arrest a lesser story by revealing Phala Phala

It will be interesting to know how the robber's knew exactly where the money was hidden on the farm.???? Looking very suspicious 👀 🤔

If he is a millionaire who aquire those millions through legit means, then it's quite possible that he just happen to have had 4 million dollars at his house for a particular purpose that he has made through the sails of his cattle, or it's quite possible as well that he is engaged in corruption and have obtained that money has some kind of bribery.

It's an unexpected story. I'm really interested to know about this industry. How does this industry work? Is "black money" politically correct in India?

how does the presidents house get robbed, only in Africa

He didn't suspend the Public Protector for any action she may have intended taking in this matter. The issue with the Public Protector goes back many years. She is politically biased and incompetent.