South African President Cleared in Game Farm Cash Theft Scandal

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been cleared of wrongdoing in a scandal involving the theft of $580,000 in U.S. currency that was stashed in a sofa at his game farm.
The public watchdog, Acting Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka, stated that Ramaphosa did not violate the ethics code for members of South Africa's executive.
The scandal was seen as a major challenge to Ramaphosa's reputation and leadership of Africa's most developed economy.
There is an ongoing criminal investigation into the incident.
Ramaphosa reported the theft to the head of his security detail, and Gcaleka accepted that he had acted properly and dismissed allegations of a conflict of interest.