Political parties in Parliament have begun naming Members of Parliament who will serve on the Section 89 impeachment committee that will investigate President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala matter.
As Parliament moves to establish the Section 89 impeachment committee to investigate President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal, the ANC and EFF have come under scrutiny for failing to name their MPs to the high-stakes panel.
National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza recently announced the establishment of a 31-member committee following a Constitutional Court ruling that found Parliament’s previous handling of the impeachment process was unlawful and required the matter to be reconsidered under proper procedure.
The committee will determine whether there are sufficient grounds for an inquiry into alleged violations linked to the Phala Phala farm scandal, which relates to the theft of foreign currency from Ramaphosa’s Limpopo game farm in 2020 and subsequent questions over how the matter was handled. The President has denied wrongdoing.
The 31-member committee will be drawn from 16 political parties represented in Parliament, with the ANC receiving the largest allocation of nine seats. The DA follows with five representatives, while the MK Party will have three members.
