President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed an application to review and set aside the Section 89 Independent Panel report on the Phala Phala farm scandal.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed an application in the Western Cape High Court to have the Section 89 independent panel report on the Phala Phala scandal declared unlawful and set aside, arguing that the panel relied on hearsay in its findings and operated beyond its mandate.
This legal challenge was launched following a Constitutional Court (ConCourt) ruling that invalidated Parliament's December 2022 decision to block the report, which found Ramaphosa may have committed serious violations of the Constitution and the law, as well as serious misconduct regarding the Phala Phala scandal.
This ruling forced National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to establish a 31-member impeachment committee to process the report.
In his court papers, Ramaphosa argues that the process and conclusions of the panel, chaired by former Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo, are irrational and contrary.
