Phala-Phala Theft Suspects Return to Court, South Africans Demand Ramaphosa Be Arrested

• The three suspects accused of stealing money from President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala-Phala farm in Limpopo appeared in court again
• They are facing various charges relating to the incident where almost $600,000 was stolen from the premises
• Angry South Africans accused Ramaphosa of being the real culüprit and demanded to know why he was not arrested and in the docks

Tebogo Mokwena, a Briefly News current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, covered police investigations and court cases at Daily Sun for over three years.

BELA-BELA, LIMPOPO – The three suspects arrested for allegedly stealing from President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala-Phala farm in Limpopo have reappeared in court.

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Suspects appeared in court

The three suspects were arrested last year after allegedly stealing over R11 million in foreign currency from Ramaphosa's farm. According to SABC News, the National Prosecuting Authority promised more arrests would come as it applied to extradite two Namibian suspects in connection with the case.

The siblings Floriana and Ndilinasho Joseph were released on bail, and the alleged mastermind, Imanuwela David, has been remanded. Their trial is expected to begin soon.

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Mzansi wants Ramaphosa arrested

Netizens on Facebook demanded that Ramaphosa must also face the music.

Ollie Daca said:

"The real culprit remains out of custody. Whistleblowers are always the targets."

KG Mokgala said:

"They are pinned for a crime they didn't commit. Ramaphosa is the one who should be on that stand answering for his criminal doings."

Surprise Sbusiso said:

"They must leave this guy and focus on Ramaphosa."

Fiso Qumbisa said:

"We are waiting for Ramaphosa to appear."

Tshepo Univ said:

"They forgot to arrest the person who did not put such a large amount of money in the bank."

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In a similar article, Briefly News reported that Joseph pleaded with the court to allow her to feed her newborn baby.

She revealed that she had recently given birth and was arrested before she could nurse her baby. The court granted her request.

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