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Farmgate: Ramaphosa, $4 million stuffed in a sofa and public protector

 The public protector threatened President Cyril Ramaphosa with a subpoena for failing to respond to 31 questions about $4 million in cash that had been stolen from his Phala Phala game farm. The theft of the cash, which had been stuffed in a sofa, has become known as Farmgate. Now, instead of responding to the public protector as he ought to and the process dictates, Ramaphosa wants to file his response in court but the acting public protector is having none of it. His stalling and reluctance to answer the questions suggests he has something to hide.  The theft four years ago was revealed in criminal charges a former intelligence officer laid. Instead of reporting the theft, Ramaphosa's police personal protection officers tracked down the thieves and a domestic worker in South Africa and Namibia and paid them off to keep quiet. Ramaphosa's said the money was from the proceeds of game sales.  While it's  possible  the full $4 million or increments thereof was fr...