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FarmGate: Ramaphosa plays for time in ethics testimony over Phala Phala heist scandal

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. © Reuters
The South African president's testimony to a friendly party ethics watchdog is a damage-limitation tactic, sources say. [...]
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