South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has officially pushed back against a $4 million theft scandal dubbed Farmgate.
A recent report shows the South African president has filed a legal challenge against a panel report that ties him to the allegations, and by extension calls for his resignation.
According to eNCA, citing papers filed in court, Ramaphosa insists that the allegations are based on rumors and should be set aside, Reuters reports.
The scandal, Farmgate, stems from suspicions that approximately $4 million was stashed at Ramaphosa's privately owned Phala Phala game property before being stolen during a 2020 break-in.
The allegations, first made by a former intelligence official, sparked enormous outrage and fierce political debate in South Africa.
