ATM and BOSA raise concerns about concealing of Phala Phala records'

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) and Build One South Africa (BOSA) have condemned the deliberate withholding of records, urging Parliament to use all legal powers to enforce compliance.

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) and Build One South Africa (BOSA) have warned against the concealment of documents, saying Parliament should employ every legal recourse at its disposal to enforce compliance.

This comes after the National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, last week announced the formation of a 31-member impeachment committee, following the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) ruling that ordered Parliament to process the Section 89 report.

This was after the ConCourt ruled that Parliament acted unconstitutionally and unlawfully when it voted in December 2022 to block an impeachment inquiry against Ramaphosa.

The judgment set aside the National Assembly's majoritarian vote to reject the Section 89 Independent Panel report on the Phala Phala farm scandal, which found sufficient evidence that Ramaphosa may have committed serious violations of the Constitution and the law, as well as serious misconduct, in relation to Phala Phala.