South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa will not resign despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says.

The row centres on claims he kept large sums of cash on his property then covered up its theft.

A panel of legal experts concluded that he has a case to answer.

But Mr Ramaphosa's spokesman suggested he would fight on, and rather than quit would seek a second term as leader of his African National Congress party.

"President Ramaphosa is not resigning based on a flawed report, neither is he stepping aside," Vincent Magwenya said

It may be in the long-term interest and sustainability of our constitutional democracy, well beyond the Ramaphosa presidency, that such a clearly flawed report is challenged," he added.

The scandal erupted in June, when a former South African spy boss, Arthur Fraser, filed a complaint with police accusing the president of hiding a theft of $4m (£3.25m) in cash from his Phala Phala game farm in 2020.

Mr Ramaphosa admitted that money had been stolen, but said it was $580,000, not $4m.

The president said the $580,000 had come from the sale of buffalo, but the panel, headed by a former chief justice, said it had "substantial doubt" about whether a sale took place.

The panel's findings have been handed to parliament, which is set to examine them and decide whether or not to launch impeachment proceedings against the president.

Mr Ramaphosa is also under pressure from the opposition, as well as rivals from his governing ANC, to resign.

He is due to meet the ANC's top leadership bodies on Sunday and Monday after failing to turn up at an earlier meeting.

The scandal is especially damaging for Mr Ramaphosa because he came to power vowing to clear up the corruption which had dogged the country under his predecessor, Jacob Zuma.

The ANC remains deeply divided between supporters of Mr Zuma and those who back Mr Ramaphosa.

Mr Ramaphosa will be challenged for the ANC's leadership by his former health minister Zweli Mkhize, who has also been accused of corruption. He denies the allegations

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-63822096

AFRICA our AFRICA!!

That was expected. Greedy, corrupt and selfish leaders with no iota of shame.

Chia may God have mercy on AFRICA

And people will come out and say West is the problem of africa. No worry una mumu go soon do una.

Any thread posted by never makes sense

This was how he was running up and down singing sai Baba few years ago now he no get voice to sing theifnubuu

Hunger has dealt with him

Do this mannagloblis is actually working for nairaland. People that voted this calamity on this nation. Educated people blinded with tribalism.

African leaders don't resign we know that... It's Money Making Adventure...

Just as expected . African leaders don't resign.
Even if the country they are rulling is burning to the ground

Why is it that this Africa is all about stealing ...imagine Trump trying to steal money ....the very basic reason people are involved in government in Africa is to likely steal steel still sti ste and keep stealing

Typical of an African Leader.

The black man does not resign from office - he does there

No be Africa again?
Go Europe f you want leaders that resign
Not here
Uk 3 prime ministers in 2 months due to resignations Africa can NEVER

African leaders always lying with animals and nature
From snake eating money, to sales of mangoes for billions of Naira (both in Nigeria) to sale of buffalos in south Africa.

Pwettylinda:
Any thread posted by never makes sense

This was how he was running up and down singing sai Baba few years ago now he no get voice to sing theifnubuu

Hunger has dealt with him

As in ehh. His darling daddy has shown him shege. He doesn't have strength to shout "our darling daddy" again. Be like stipends isn't longer coming in. Lol

Ok

The mam would rather die on that seat. Typical of African leaders.

La resign... La bend... La Africana

African leaders don't disappoint.

If this was in the civilised world, he would have resigned.

However, in Nigeria, even after knowing that a candidate is a drugie and the other sold the country as second in command, the youths who their destinies has been looted are still rooting for the criminal politicians.
What a shame

African Leaders dont have "Resign" in their dictionaries. The only difference between SA and 9ja is 'The whites'.

Emu4life:
African Leaders dont have "Resign" in their dictionaries. The only difference between SA and 9ja is 'The whites'.

really,what about the weather,the light,the road,the trained security operatives.u r a mad person

It's only death or a terrible health condition that can force a large portion of African leaders to resign, apart from that, they'd love to rule for eternity.

Pwettylinda:
Any thread posted by never makes sense

This was how he was running up and down singing sai Baba few years ago now he no get voice to sing theifnubuu

Hunger has dealt with him

kenedy175:

As in ehh. His darling daddy has shown him shege. He doesn't have strength to shout "our darling daddy" again. Be like stipends isn't longer coming in.

Seun Mynd44 Justwise Dominique.
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highchief1:
really,what about the weather,the light,the road,the trained security operatives.[b]u r a mad person[/v]

No, I'm not. Maybe you are

I'm South African and I don't want Ramaphosa to resign. If you know SA politics you'd know if he resigns the Zuma people will regain power, which will be disastrous for the country.

It's commonly known Ramaphosa wants to quit but the political dynamics within the ruling ANC won't allow it. He should stay and fight corrupt Zuma proxies who are behind this scandal to begin with.

Anyway, those saying Africa my Africa (perennial afro-pessimists who run upandan this forum) - where in this report does it say Ramaphosa was found guilty of corruption? This is just an independent panel report, not a court verdict.

Where were you when Boris Johnson spent months lying and dodging his partygate scandal?

Democratic processes will come into play where Ramaphosa will face impeachment in parliament soon. Until then it is within his rights to appeal decisions he feels are flawed. That's democracy!

APCREP:
Why is it that this Africa is all about stealing ...imagine Trump trying to steal money ....the very basic reason people are involved in government in Africa is to likely steal steel still sti ste and keep stealing

You seriously think Trump isn't corrupt? Or Vladimir Putin? And all the Russian oligarchs Please sit down - you have nothing to offer.

NLPoliceWoman:



Seun Mynd44 Justwise Dominique.
Rule 1.
Rule 2.

Be calming down now. Did I lie? Lol

... and Mandela wept.