Everson Luhanga
The EFF has released video footage that is purported to be of the burglary on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in February 2020.
The footage, released to the Sunday Times on Tuesday, shows two men sneaking around the exterior of the house. Further footage shows them walking around its interior. In one shot, one of the men’s faces is partially visible as he looks up to the security camera.
The shot that will raise the most questions is one of the interior of the house. While the five other shots appear to be taken by security cameras, this one seems to have been taken by a handheld camera. This leads one to ask: who took the video?
The footage is purported to be among the evidence submitted by former spy boss Arthur Fraser when he opened a criminal case against Ramaphosa last Wednesday.
Fraser alleged that the burglars attempted to steal $4 million (R61.4 million) from the property in Limpopo. He said the men were caught and illegally detained by Ramaphosa’s security before being paid to keep the whole affair quiet.
Ramaphosa confirmed the burglary on Thursday last week but denied any criminal wrongdoing.
The video footage was released to the media on Tuesday and was accompanied by a slideshow of images showing “the detainment of the suspects,” as well as their “identity documents” and photos of the “cars purchased with the money which was taken”.
The release of the footage was followed by a press briefing held by EFF leader Julius Malema in which he called for Ramaphosa to resign.
“Fellow South Africans we gave Ramaphosa a chance to prove himself. He has dismally failed. We will treat him the same way we have treated Zuma. He must leave the office with immediate effect because he has not respected his oath of office,” he said.
Video source: @S_Pholoba
