Cyril Ramaphosa Responds to Phala Phala Theft Report During Kusile Power Station Visit

• President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the Independent Police Investigative Directorate report into the theft at his Phala Phala farm
• Ramaphosa was conducting an oversight visit at the Kusile Power Station with Electricity Minister Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa
• Ramaphosa's remarks came as the Constitutional Court announced that it would make a ruling about an EFF case regarding the investigation

Tebogo Mokwena, affiliated with Briefly News, covered local and international politics, political analysis, and interviews in South Africa for Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News during his 10 years of experience.

MPUMALANGA— President Cyril Ramaphosa said he had nothing to do with the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) report into the Phala Phala farm theft.

Ramaphosa spoke on the sidelines of his oversight visit to Kusile Power Station in Mpumalanga on 10 April 2026. Ramaphosa responded to a question about the report. He said the processes must play themselves out and that the institutions in charge of the IPID report and the investigations are handling the matters.

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What did South Africans say?

Netizens were not happy with Ramaphosa's response and demanded that action be taken as the Constitutional Court is expected to rule on the Phala Phala case between Parliament and the Economic Freedom Fighters.

Winds of Change said:

"Tell me about any Ramaphosa appointee who never protected President Cyril Ramaphosa. All his appointees cleared him. Ramaphosa is benefiting from his appointees and the parties in the GNU."

Mr Makema said:

"He's using the Donald Trump playbook: deny all wrongdoing, create more time before justice occurs, and hope something bigger might happen. I think he may have to keep the option of firing Senzo Mchunu as an ace card when the pressure increases."

Pieter remarked:

"He had everything to do with it. Remember the prima facie case. All ANC parliamentarians also voted to protect him."

Ziwundwa observed:

"JZ said the very same thing because the likes of Gwede Mantashe believed that the constraints imposed by our constitution don't matter. They have gone to extremes this time protecting this incompetence."

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Dashin Avhasei Maphupha said:

"They must drink water and rest. This Phala Phala thing is just the same as the Nkandla matter. It's going nowhere. 2027 or early 2028, when he steps down, you will be going against the next ANC president."

Thereal_DUKWINI slammed the ANC.

"An ANC president. From one crisis to the next. That's why this beautiful country finds itself in this horror show called the ANC government. These people need to recuse themselves from government. We are tired of them."

ZuluBoyThePilot said:

"But, President, IPID obviously would not investigate you. It does not have that mandate. It investigates the police and their actions in this case. I stand corrected. If this position is correct, it does not clear you in any way."

ATM calls for impeachment proceedings against Ramaposa

In a related article, Briefly News reported that the African Transformation Movement called for the Speaker of Parliament to initiate impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa. This was after the IPID report was published.

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The party's Vuyo Zungula said that the findings confirmed that senior officers engaged in unlawful conduct. He said that the Section 89 Independent Panel found that Ramaphosa may have committed violations of the Constitution.

Source: Briefly News