President Cyril Ramaphosa has sought permission from the Chief Justice to challenge the Phala Phala report.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly asked the Office of the Chief Justice for permission to launch a judicial review of the Section 89 Independent Panel report on the Phala Phala scandal.
The request is required under Section 47 of the Superior Courts Act because the case involved judges who served on the panel that investigated the president.
If granted, it will allow Ramaphosa’s legal team to formally file court papers challenging the report.
The panel found that there was prima facie evidence that Ramaphosa may have committed serious misconduct linked to the theft of foreign currency from his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo.
