South Africa's Ramaphosa cleared of misleading parliament, money-laundering allegations

March 10, 2020 – Johannesburg, South Africa, Africa - South Africa's High Court on Tuesday cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of lying to parliament about the source of donations to his 2017 campaign to lead the governing party, setting aside a potentially damaging report by a powerful anti-graft watchdog. Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane alleged in July that Ramaphosa had "deliberately misled" parliament about the 500,000 rand ($32,500) donation for his campaign to succeed Jacob Zuma as head of the African National Congress (ANC).
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