Phala Phala burglary accused linked to stolen US dollars at Ramaphosa's farm

For the first time in the Phala Phala burglary trial, a state witness has linked one of the accused to the stolen US dollars at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm.

A sales manager at a car dealership in Benoni testified in court that accused number one, Imanuwela David, bought cars at his shop on 10 February 2020.

This was a day after the break-in at the farm, where 580,000 US dollars were stolen.

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The trial is currently being heard at the Modimolle Regional Court in Limpopo.

The sales manager, who cannot be named, said that he received a call from work saying there were guys interested in buying cars.

The manager said that David was with two other adult males.

He said that David wanted to buy a VW Golf 7 GTI.

"I met him (David), I gave him the price of the car. He asked, Do I accept foreign currency dollars, and I phoned my director of the company, and asked him if we accept dollars, and he said yes, we do accept any currency, and he will be there shortly.”

The sales manager says that David later returned to the dealership to buy more cars, using US dollars.