PODCAST: ‘Sharp Sharp’ – Inside Cyril’s couch lottery

The Constitutional Court ruled last week that parliament failed in its duty when it buried the section 89 panel report on Phala Phala. An impeachment enquiry is now required. Rob Rose and Zukile Majova dig into everything you need to know about how $580,000 in cash ended up stuffed in a couch on Cyril Ramaphosa’s game farm; why a Sudanese businessman left without his buffaloes; and why the president who nearly resigned in 2022 is not going anywhere this time.

They also ask the big question: has Ramaphosa actually been good for South Africa? Rob gives him 65%; Zuks gives him 80%. You decide.

Then they get into the construction mafia story of the week – a JSE listed company paid R8.5m to a mafia boss for what was invoiced as strategic security services.

Sharp Sharp is a podcast on South African politics, money and power from Currency News and Scrolla.Africa. New episode every week.

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