Political parties call Public Protector’s Phala Phala Report a whitewash

Kgalalelo Setlhare and Phuti Mosomane

Economic Freedom Fighters spokesperson Sinawo Thambo said the party rejects with contempt the acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka’s report as nonsensical and illogical regarding the activities of President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Phala Phala farm saga.

“The President of South Africa, stands accused of money laundering, kidnapping, bribery and misuse of state resources to pursue the recovery of millions of US Dollars, which he kept illicitly at his Phala Phala Farm. As a result, he is palpably culpable for violating the Executive Members Ethics Act (EMEA), as he actively participated in work to generate profit as a member of Cabinet,” the EFF said.

This might be the beginning of a race to court as political parties want answers as to how the Public Protector cleared President Ramaphosa of all the allegations surrounding the theft of millions of US Dollars stashed in furniture in his Phala