Farmgate implicates Cape Town property developer as ‘central figure’

• Author: Chevon Booysen
• Published date: 03 November 2022
• Publication title: Mercury

This is contained in a document apparently authored by former State Security Director-General Arthur Fraser and forms part of UDM leader Bantu Holomisa’s submission to the independent parliamentary panel, established to determine whether Ramaphosa has a case to answer over the scandal

The letter, believed to have been intended to assist the Hawks in their probe, alleges that property mogul Zahir Vallie, owner of Z Prop, was contacted by Chauke three weeks after charges were laid against Ramaphosa.

Chauke, the document alleges, is “said to have moved $20m in cash” to Vallie for “safekeeping”.

“He is known to bring large amounts of foreign currency into South Africa from the Middle East without declarations, through Cape Town...