REPORTING NOTES | Inside the Phala Phala Scandal: Rhoode, IPID and the Namibia Trip

REPORTING NOTES | Inside the Phala Phala scandal: Rhoode, IPID and the Namibia trip

A report by the Independent Police Investigating Directorate (IPID) from October 2023, which has remained secret until this week, has shed new light on the Phala Phala scandal. Investigative journalist Azarrah Karrim and Kyle Cowan discuss the implications.

Ramaphosa Phala Phala scandal: IPID flags SAPS officers for alleged cover-up

ActionSA calls for parliamentary inquiry into Phala Phala IPID report

ActionSA calls for parliamentary inquiry into Phala Phala IPID report Vusi.Bafetane Fri, 04/10/2026 - 19:11 JOHANNESBURG - ActionSA claims the Presidential Protection Unit shielded President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Phala Phala saga.It said an IPID probe found PPU Head Wally Rhoode deliberately concealed the 2020 robbery at the farm.The party said it's disgraceful that he is still in his position and has not been held accountable.It's calling for…

ActionSA releases IPID report alleging PPU cover-up in Phala Phala theft

By Johnathan Paoli ActionSA has obtained a long-awaited report by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) into the handling of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm theft by the Presidential Protection Unit (PPU). Posting the report on social media on Friday, national chairperson Michael Beaumont said it found that PPU head Major General Wally Rhoode deliberately concealed the 2020 theft of millions of US dollars from the …