Your ultimate Phala Phala couch catch-up
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President Cyril Ramaphosa reckons he's got a fair chance of challenging an independent panel's findings that he may have broken the law in relation to the 2020 theft of a large sum of money from a couch based at his Phala Phala game lodge. But this “Section 89” report, overseen by retired chief justice Sandile Ngcobo, is not the only one Ramaphosa should be worried about. In this edition of The Lead, investigative journalist Kyle Cowan explains the critical importance of police watchdog IPID's revelations. And we rewind it all, to give you a much clearer sense of the entire Phala Phala saga up until now. Finally, later in the show, the mayor of Welkom was tarred and feathered On This Day in SA History, our regular segment. Comment below and send our host, broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer, a voice note: 072 562 3179. To advertise: thelead@24.com. Full editions drop on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 19:00 on Spotify, Apple, and YouTube. The show is fully produced, presented and edited by Raubenheimer and quality-checked by News24's editors.
Chapters
- 00:01 Graeme's intro
- 02:24 Crossing to Kyle on Ramaphosa's panel report review
- 11:00 What has Ngcobo's report found?
- 21:00 What was burglary suspect David spending millions on?
- 25:00 Where is the robbery trial now?
- 30:46 On This Day in SA History / Rauby's Pointless Braai Quiz
