ActionSA has laid criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Bela-Bela Police Station in Limpopo on Wednesday.
The party said it had filed charges against the president for alleged violations of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act.
This comes after media reports revealed that more money was allegedly stolen from Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in 2020 than the president had originally disclosed.
ActionSA National Chairperson Michael Beaumont alleges that at least R15 million was stolen from the farm, a figure far exceeding the earlier reported amount of approximately R8.75 million.
“Information coming from the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) has revealed that the amount of money stolen is actually exceeding 15 million rand despite only 8 million rand being reported.”
“This is a serious criminal offence and we are here to see accountability in this police station and beyond for the information that has been deliberately kept from the South African people,” said Beaumont.
These allegations relate to a theft incident that took place at Ramaphosa’s farm in February in 2020.
ActionSA also filed charges of perjury and fraud against the president.
PHALA PHALA SCANDAL
The Constitutional Court ruled on 8 May 2026, that a public impeachment hearing into Ramaphosa’s conduct in the Phala Phala scandal may be pursued.
The court ruled that the National Assembly’s 2022 vote to reject referring the Section 89 independent panel report on the Phala Phala scandal to an impeachment committee was unconstitutional and invalid.
Meanwhile, the president has maintained that he has never misused public funds or committed any offence.
“Since a criminal complaint was laid against me in June 2022, I have consistently maintained that I have not stolen public money, committed any crime nor violated my oath of office,” he said.
Ramaphosa addressed the nation on Monday, 11 May 2026 following the recent court judgement.
The president said the complaints against him are based on hearsay and emphasised that no credible or sufficient evidence has been presented to prove that he committed any violation.
RAMAPHOSA REJECTS PRESSURE TO STEP DOWN
Opposing political parties including the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have called on Ramaphosa to resign, stating that the president must face full accountability through the revived impeachment process.
However, the president has rejected pressure to step down as president.
“I therefore respectfully want to make it clear that I will not resign. To do so would be to pre-empt a process defined by the Constitution.”
“To do so would be to give credence to a panel report that unfortunately has grave flaws,” he said.
ActionSA says the country cannot move forward without answers and without accountability on the Phala Phala matter and the citizens deserve nothing less than full accountability on this matter.
