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 President Cyril Ramaphosa attempts to overturn findings that he may have violated the Constitution and abused his office, political parties have warned against stalling tactics on the taxpayers' dime.
Ramaphosa has gone to the Western Cape High Court and taken legal action against the Phala Phala independent panel report, alleging that its conclusions are flawed and could lead to impeachment proceedings.
Ramaphosa wants the report scrapped, especially the section recommending that Parliament consider impeachment proceedings against him. The report, compiled in 2022 by an independent panel chaired by former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo, concluded there was prima facie evidence that Ramaphosa may have committed serious misconduct linked to the Phala Phala farm scandal. But Ramaphosa said the panel got it wrong.
He said that the panel fundamentally misunderstood its mandate by trying to establish a prima facie case, rather than determining if there was “sufficient evidence” to justify impeachment proceedings.
