Former spy Arthur Fraser went to the police with a story that resulted in a collective, huh, from the country. It involved claims that the President had broken various laws concerning the concealment and then subsequent theft of large amounts of U.S. dollars at Mr. Ramaphosa's game farm. At the time, Ramaphosa said there was no criminal misconduct and that the money was stolen, but it was from proceeds of game sales. Now, that did not end the matter because the President's statement raised more questions than gave answers.
South Africa’s leader says a pile of cash stashed in a sofa represents no wrongdoing. The outcome of an investigation could be the undoing of his presidency and his party. We examine Britain’s hydrogen-economy plans as representing the tradeoffs that many countries will face. And remembering Jay Pasachoff, the world’s foremost expert on and exponent of eclipses.
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