President and Namibian counterpart held talks under shadow of political storm
Namibian President Hage Geingob and President Cyril Ramaphosa during a state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on April 20 2023. Picture: LEFTY SHIVAMBU/GALLO IMAGES
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Namibian counterpart Hage Geingob did not discuss Phala Phala at the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Thursday. So said Ramaphosa during a media briefing after the heads of state and their delegations met behind closed doors during Geingob’s state visit.LISTEN | Putin warrant under consideration, no mention of Phala Phala justice minister Ronald Lamola told journalists the investigation into the 2020 theft of foreign currency from Ramaphosa’s farm had hit a snag.Several law-enforcement agencies are investigating the matter. The money came from the sale of buffalo to a Sudanese businessman.
In a statement released in June 2020, the government said it had closely followed media reports and a statement by the Namibian police force concerning a request for mutual legal assistance in respect of Imanuwela David, the alleged mastermind behind the robbery, who they had apprehended.“We received a request. The request was not compliant with our own laws in relation to mutual legal assistance,” Lamola said.
President Cyril Ramaphosa and Namibian President Hage Geingob brief the media following their bilateral talks.
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