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The South African government has responded that a request by the Namibia to be assisted in a criminal investigation relating to the contravention of the local Prevention of Organised Crime Act of 2004 was found not to not comply with the provisions of the International Cooperation in Criminal Matters Act, 1996 of that country. In a statement issued today SA Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development said request could therefore not be processed at that stage. The issue is related to individuals who are alleged to have stolen money from South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s Limpopo hunting farm Phala Phala…