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Prosecutors drop criminal complaint against South Africa's Ramaphosa

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa had faced a criminal complaint alleging irregularities in trying to hide the theft of $4 million in cash from his farmhouse. © Bryan R. SMITH / AFP

Johannesburg (AFP) – South Africa's prosecuting authority has said it will not pursue a complaint against President Cyril Ramaphosa of money laundering and corruption related to the 2020 theft of US dollars from his farmhouse.

A former spy boss had laid a criminal complaint against Ramaphosa following the break-in at his Phala Phala game farm in the northeastern Limpopo province, alleging the president had committed irregularities in trying to hide the theft of $4 million in cash.

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