Ramaphosa dismisses 'baseless' crime allegations

A former State Security Agent opened criminal charges against the President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa. The President denied the accusations as baseless. William Gumede from the think tank Democracy Works Foundation tells us what we know of the case so far.

Also in the programme: Reverend Jeremiah Shittu, a prelate of the Methodist Church in Nigeria who had been kidnapped, says he was freed after a ransom was paid; Tunisia President Kais Saied announced on TV the sacking of 57 judges after accusing them of corruption and of protecting 'terrorists', but critics fear an ongoing 'coup'; Somali-born volunteer Safia Jama received royal recognition for her community work during the Covid-19 pandemic.

(Photo: South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa. Credit: Getty Images)