India, Nov. 3 -- A South African court has found a man guilty of stealing more than $580,000 (around Rs.5.4 crore) in cash from a farm owned by President Cyril Ramaphosa, in a case that triggered a political scandal and brought the president's position under scrutiny.

According to a report by the BBC, Imanuwela David was found guilty of theft on Monday, as well as conspiracy to commit housebreaking with intent to steal at Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm in Limpopo province in 2020. Froliana Joseph, a cleaner at the property, was also convicted of conspiracy to commit housebreaking with intent to steal. Her brother, Ndilinasho Joseph, was acquitted of all charges.

David was accused of breaking into the cattle farm in February 2020 and steal...