Major General Wally Rhoode

Gcaleka also ordered a further probe into the role of General Wally Rhoode head of the Presidential Protection Unit who stands accused of breaking the law in the investigation following the break-in...

Major General Wally Rhoode head of the Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) accused the Polish government of trying to sabotage the mission because of South Africa's neutral stance in the war against Ukraine but later withdrew his comments...

The head of the unit and close Ramaphosa ally Wally Rhoode is unhappy about this and there is talk about changing some security protocols...

With investigations in limbo and no date set for Ramaphosa's promised appearance before the ANC's Integrity Commission the main plot development in the national soap opera has been the removal on 14 July of Maj Gen Wally Rhoode as leader of the Presidential Protection Services of the police force which is in charge of presidential security (AC Vol 63 No 12 Zuma's securocrats rattle Ramaphosa)...

Adding to Ramaphosa's woes is that the head of the PPU Major-General Wally Rhoode who was in charge of the clandestine investigation was himself charged with corruption in 2011 although the case was dropped after five years and never prosecuted...