Newly-appointed national police commissioner Fannie Masemola and his predecessor, Khehla Sitole, have been drawn into the mire surrounding a secretive and off-the-books police investigation into the burglary at President Cyril Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm 2 years ago.

Newly-appointed national police commissioner Fannie Masemola and his predecessor, Khehla Sitole, have been drawn into the mire surrounding a secretive and off-the-books police investigation into the burglary at President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm 2 years ago.

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20 June 2022

News24 has revealed that in the days after the theft of the cash – top brass in the Crime Intelligence Division were tasked with the backchannel tracing of the loot and those who stole it. 2 sources with direct knowledge of the incident said Presidential Protection Unit head Wally Rhoode called on then CI boss Peter Jacobs for manpower and resources to probe the dollar heist, which was seemingly never formally reported.

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Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.