In the dock: Phala Phala case rests on circumstantial evidence, says defence as trial nears end

In the dock Phala Phala case rests on circumstantial evidence, says defence as trial nears end The defence says the State’s case against the three accused in the Phala Phala robbery remains circumstantial, arguing that months of evidence have failed to directly place them inside the farm or link them to the stolen dollars. By Nonkululeko Njilo 14 Jun 2026 Illustrative image: President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Photo: Jaco Marais / Gallo Images) | US dollars. (Photo: iStock) | President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Limpopo.

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