President faces calls to resign

SOUTH African President Cyril Ramaphosa is facing calls to step down after a parliamentary panel’s investigation found he may have breached anti-corruption laws in connection with the alleged theft of a large amount of money from his farm.

The calls follow allegations by the country’s former head of intelligence, Arthur Fraser, that Mr Ramaphosa tried to conceal the theft of a huge sum of cash stuffed into couches at his Phala Phala game farm in 2020.

Mr Fraser accused the president of money laundering and violating foreign currency control laws.

Mr Ramaphosa has denied any wrongdoing.