本·本在南非工作，并且在《电讯报》的全球健康安全团队任职。他曾在喀布尔报道阿富汗战争五年，在伦敦担任国防记者五年，在伊斯兰堡工作四年。6:18 GMT，一张装满现金的沙发、一头价值连城的水牛群以及一名携带镶钻劳力士的窃贼。
Ben is based in South Africa and also works on The Telegraph's Global Health Security team. He spent five years in Kabul covering the Afghanistan war, five years as Defence Correspondent in London, and four years in Islamabad 6:18pm GMT A sofa stuffed with cash, a valuable herd of buffalo and a burglar with a diamond-encrusted Rolex.
南非农场门丑闻的血腥细节本周再次登上头条，西里尔·拉马福萨正试图在周三的地方选举前团结他的非洲国民大会（ANC）党派。
The lurid details of South Africa’s Farmgate scandal have been in the headlines again this week, as Cyril Ramaphosa has been trying to rally his African National Congress (ANC) party before local elections on Wednesday.
正如水门事件始于闯入，拉马福萨自己的版本也始于一次入室盗窃，触发了一起案件，使国家元首陷入弹劾风波，危及他的总统任期和遗产。
Just as the Watergate scandal began with a break-in, so Mr Ramaphosa’s own version started with a burglary, triggering a case that has mired the head of state in an impeachment saga that endangers his presidency and his legacy.
伊马努韦拉·大卫本周被判定在2020年2月从拉马福萨拥有的法拉法拉农场偷走超过58万美元（43.2万英镑）的美元钞票。六年后，看似简单的犯罪所带来的后果仍笼罩着南非总统。
Imanuwela David was found guilty this week of stealing more than $580,000 (£432,000) in dollar bills from the Phala Phala farm, which is owned by Mr Ramaphosa, in February 2020. Six years later, the fallout from what appeared to be a simple crime still hangs over South Africa’s president.
纳尔逊·曼德拉指定的政治继承人一直被质疑从其农场偷来的钱来自何处，是否已正确申报，以及他是否试图掩盖整个事件。
Nelson Mandela’s chosen political heir has been plagued by questions about where the money stolen from his farm was from, whether it had been properly declared and whether he had attempted to cover up the whole affair.
对南非总统西里尔·拉马福萨的弹劾尝试目前已被搁置。拉马福萨强烈否认任何不当行为，法院已停止对他的弹劾尝试。然而，他未能彻底消除这一威胁，他的盟友担心此事可能掩盖他第二个总统任期的其余时间，削弱他在管理ANC继任问题上的能力。
An attempt to impeach South African president Cyril Ramaphosa is currently on hold Credit Getty/Chip Somodevilla Mr Ramaphosa has strongly denied any wrongdoing, and courts have halted attempts to impeach him. Yet he has not been able to kill them off, and his allies fear the affair could overshadow the remainder of his second presidential term, weakening him as he tries to manage the ANC succession.
周一，大卫被判定在林波波省的法拉法拉农场犯有盗窃、洗钱和共谋入室盗窃罪。
On Monday, David was found guilty of theft, money-laundering and conspiracy to commit housebreaking with intent to steal at Phala Phala farm in the Limpopo province.
该物业的清洁工弗罗利亚娜·约瑟夫也被裁定犯有共谋入室盗窃罪。她的兄弟恩迪利纳肖·约瑟夫则所有指控均不成立，被判无罪。
Froliana Joseph, a cleaner at the property, was also found guilty of conspiracy to commit housebreaking with intent to steal. Her brother, Ndilinasho Joseph, was acquitted on all charges.
宣判时，治安法官彼得·曼塔塔承认控方没有针对被告的直接证据，并批评了警方最初的调查。他表示，尽管房主身份显赫，但案件中既没有指纹证据，也没有可用的视频录像。
Delivering the verdict, Peter Manthata, a magistrate, admitted that the prosecution had no direct evidence against the accused, and criticised the original police investigation. He said there was no fingerprint evidence or usable video footage, despite the high-profile owner.
他还说：“在我看来这令人难以理解，因为我们谈论的不是一栋普通的房子，而是这个国家第一公民、总统的房子。”尽管如此，曼塔塔表示，已有足够的间接证据可以定罪。
He added: “It is in my view not understandable, as we are not talking about an ordinary house, but the house of the country’s first citizen, the president.”Despite that, Mr Manthata said, there was enough circumstantial evidence to convict.
伊曼努韦拉·大卫被判盗窃逾50万美元现金。法庭获悉，大卫被控闯入农场，盗走藏在沙发里的现金。盗窃发生后不久，他为女友购买了一辆2016年款梅赛德斯C200、两辆梅赛德斯ML运动型多用途车、一辆保时捷、两辆大众汽车、多块钻石劳力士手表以及一栋房子。
Imanuwela David was convicted of stealing more than half a million dollars in cash The court heard David had been accused of breaking into the farm and stealing the cash, which was hidden in a sofa. Soon after the theft, he had bought a 2016 Mercedes C200 for his girlfriend, two Mercedes ML SUVs, a Porsche, two Volkswagens, diamond Rolex watches and a house.
法庭驳回了他关于这些钱来自经商或比特币投资的辩护。他将于11月13日被判刑。
The court rejected his defence that he had earned the money in business or through Bitcoin investments. He is due to be sentenced on November 13.
此事在发生两年多后才引起公众关注，因为拉马福萨的保镖自行展开了调查，而没有通知警方。
ft came to public attention more than two years after the event, because Mr Ramaphosa’s bodyguards conducted their own investigation rather than alerting the police.
2022年年中，南非前情报主管、雅各布·祖马的亲密盟友阿瑟·弗雷泽——祖马是被拉马福萨取代的下台总统——向警方报案，指控拉马福萨隐瞒了这起盗窃案，并声称窃贼盗走了400万美元（约合330万英镑）。拉马福萨承认盗窃确实发生，但否认有任何不当行为。
In mid-2022, Arthur Fraser, South Africa’s former intelligence chief and a close ally of Jacob Zuma– the disgraced president Mr Ramaphosa replaced – lodged a police complaint accusing Mr Ramaphosa of concealing the theft, and alleging the burglars had made off with $4m (about £3.3m). Mr Ramaphosa admitted the theft took place, but denied any wrongdoing.
伊曼努韦拉·大卫在总统农场被盗后购买了汽车和劳力士手表。这位总统的职业生涯始于反种族隔离活动人士和工会领袖，但后来在商界发家致富，之后又重新进入政坛。
Imanuwela David bought cars and Rolex watches following the thefts from the president’s farm The president began his career as an anti-apartheid activist and trade union leader, but later made a fortune in business before re-entering politics.
他的农场位于贝拉贝拉附近，距离比勒陀利亚约70英里北部，那里饲养着珍贵牲畜，包括安科勒牛，这些牛在拍卖会上能卖出高价。
His farm near Bela Bela, about 70 miles north of Pretoria, is home to herds of prized livestock, including Ankole cattle, which sell for large sums at auction.
他说这笔现金来自一名苏丹商人哈兹姆·穆斯塔法，他想买20头水牛——随后这些钞票被放进沙发里保管。
He said the cash had come from a Sudanese businessman called Hazim Mustafa, who had wanted to buy 20 buffalo – the banknotes had then been put in the sofa for safe-keeping.
当盗窃事件首次曝光时，拉马福萨先生坚称“没有任何犯罪行为的依据”。储备银行未发现违反外汇规定的情况，公共保护者（负责调查权力滥用指控）也未发现不当行为。
When news of the theft first emerged, Mr Ramaphosa insisted there was “no basis for the claims of criminal conduct”. The reserve bank found no violations of foreign exchange regulations and the public protector, who investigates alleged abuses of power, found no wrongdoing.
议会设立了一个独立小组调查此事。小组报告得出结论，认为“被盗货币来源的合法性存在重大疑问”，并指出拉马福萨先生“需要作出答复”。
Parliament set up an independent panel to look at the incident. The panel’s report concluded there was “substantial doubt about the legitimacy of the source of the currency that was stolen” and that Mr Ramaphosa “has a case to answer”.
在约翰内斯堡宪法法院对总统农场事件作出裁决前，工人们在法院门前举行了罢工示威。 Getty / Luba Lesolle
A picket at the constitutional court in Johannesburg before a ruling on the events at the president’s farm Getty/Luba Lesolle