South Africa
No probe into Phala Phala theft allegations: Parliament─── 06:13 Sun, 10 Jul 2022
President Cyril Ramaphosa/PHOTO: African News Agency/Oupa Mokoena
Parliament will not be probing allegations of theft at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala Game Farm.
This follows a request by DA leader John Steenhuisen.
He wrote to National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, requesting that she establish a committee during the adjournment of the Assembly for a period of more than 14 days.
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This has been declined, with the speaker arguing that Rule 253 sets out requirements for the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee and one of them is the performance of a specific task.
The President has been in the spotlight following the theft at his farm in 2020.
