The Impeachment Committee on the Section 89 Enquiry has elected Makashule Gana as its chairperson.
After long negotiations by political parties, it was ultimately Rise Mzansi Chief Whip, Makashule Gana, who was elected to be chairperson of the Impeachment Committee on the Section 89 Enquiry.
The committee was established after the Constitutional Court judgment directed Parliament to investigate whether there are valid grounds to recommend President Cyril Ramaphosa’s removal from office.
Prior to the committee’s first meeting, several political parties had indicated that negotiations for the position of chairperson were ongoing, with the decision of that coming down to the wire.
That proved to be the case when, an hour before the committee’s first meeting, African Transformation Movement (ATM) President Vuyo Zungula addressed the media, saying that there had been several names which had been put forth by parties, but some had indicated that they would only be able to make a decision after conferring internally.
