Details leak in South Africa's 'cash and cushions' scandal

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa looks up as he arrives for a visit to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, southwest London, on November 23, 2022 on the second day of his two-day state visit. PHOTO / AFP


What you need to know:

  • The sum is part of what the media has reported as a cash haul of $4 million that was stolen at Ramaphosa's farm -- a burglary that he is accused of trying to cover up.
  • Ramaphosa, a 70-year-old former trade union boss who made a fortune in business in post-apartheid South Africa, has two farms.