President Cyril Ramaphosa has been granted an interdict by the Western Cape High Court suspending the work of Parliament’s impeachment committee until his legal challenge to an independent panel report is decided. Delivered on Friday by Judge André le Grange, the order halts public impeachment hearings tied to the Phala Phala foreign currency theft probe. … Read more
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African Transformation Movement (ATM) have confirmed their intention to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent application to interdict Parliament from proceeding with an impeachment inquiry. Ramaphosa filed the papers in the Western Cape High Court on Friday, seeking to halt the process until his separate review application regarding the … Read more
President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed an urgent application in the Western Cape High Court seeking to halt Parliament’s impeachment process. According to the court papers filed Friday, the President argues the inquiry should be suspended while he challenges the validity of the Section 89 independent panel report, which alleged he may have committed serious misconduct … Read more
Former Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula has publicly predicted that President Cyril Ramaphosa will face arrest within months regarding the Phala Phala scandal. According to Nqakula, the investigation into the 2020 theft of foreign currency from the President’s Limpopo game farm has produced “overwhelming” evidence that the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is currently … Read more
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has declined a request from African Transformation Movement (ATM) leader Vuyo Zungula to table a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa. The request, which stemmed from the ongoing Phala Phala scandal, was rejected following similar efforts by the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party to invoke Section 102 of the … Read more
Tensions peaked in Parliament on Thursday as President Cyril Ramaphosa faced a session of oral questions. The proceedings were marked by a dramatic walkout by members of the EFF and the MKP. The volatility stemmed from a desire by some members to address a Constitutional Court ruling regarding the Phala Phala farm theft matter. Speaker … Read more