‘I’m a hustler, but I didn’t steal the president’s cash’

One of the Namibians named by Arthur Fraser admits to smuggling gold but says there's no truth in the Phala Phala story

12 June 2022 - 00:04 By Aron Hyman, Philani Nombembe, Graeme Hosken and TANKISO MAKHETHA

One of the Namibian men accused of stealing $4m (about R60m) from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala game farm has admitted he is a criminal who smuggles gold and dollars between Namibia, Angola and SA...

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