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Sceptical of acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka's decision to clear President Cyril Ramaphosa of any wrongdoing regarding the Phala Phala saga and intent on tackling corruption, Rise Mzansi has called for the Executive Members Ethics Act to be strengthened

Acting Public Protector report absolves Ramaphosa of alleged abuse of power or breaches in relation to incident of theft at his farm

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A reliance on hearsay and inaccurate evidence by the complainants coupled by the head of the presidential protection services stating the president did not order an investigation after the burglary at his farm led to Cyril Ramaphosa being cleared by the acting Public Protector.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated that he in no way violated his oath of office in the Phala Phala scandal.



Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka stressed that the investigation did not look into whether Ramaphosa had violated foreign exchange laws.

The office of the Presidency at the Union Buildings in Pretoria issued a brief comment regarding the latest investigative report released

Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka’s report clearing President Cyril Ramaphosa of any wrongdoing pertaining to the Phala Phala matter is a victory for the ANC, which has been struggling to uphold its moral standing.

While the office of the Public Protector has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of wrongdoing in the Phala Phala scandal, it found that Presidential Protection Service head Major General Wally Rhoode was not authorised to conduct an investigation into the burglary.




Acting public protector Kholeka Gcaleka however found his security head Wally Rhoode had acted improperly