According to the country’s central bank, the president didn’t report the foreign exchange transaction from which the alleged millions of US dollars at the heart of the scandal stemmed.
Urbanus Shaumbwako was arrested at a roadblock in the Milnerton area in October 2020 after traffic officials found the weapons in the car he was driving. Shaumbwako has also been linked to the Phala Phala saga.
Answering questions in Parliament on Wednesday, Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said that at the time, officials did not know that the request was related to the incident on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s property.