Two accused convicted of stealing from Ramaphosa’s farm
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on SABC News
A regional court in Modimolle, in South Africa’s Limpopo province, found Imanuwela David and Floriana Joseph guilty of stealing more than $580,000 from Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm. The third accused was acquitted and sentencing is scheduled for 13 November, according to SABC News.
Imanuwela David and Floriana Joseph have been found guilty of stealing more than $580,000 from the private farm of Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, at Phala Phala in Limpopo province. The ruling was delivered by the Modimolle Regional Court, according to SABC.
Magistrate Peter Manthata found that phone records linked the two accused to the burglary and that the prosecution had proved their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The third accused, Ndilinasho Joseph, was acquitted. The court will deliver its sentences on 13 November 2026.
The court also said that Imanuwela David allegedly used some of the stolen money to buy his former partner a 2016 Mercedes-Benz C200, valued at about 500,000 rand, and contribute 100,000 rand towards the purchase of her apartment, according to SABC.
