President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The clock is ticking for Parliament, which has until this week to respond to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s court bid to interdict the impeachment committee from starting its work.
Ramaphosa filed papers in the Western Cape High Court on Friday, seeking an interdict against National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza and Impeachment Committee Chairperson Makashule Gana. He wants them barred from commencing the impeachment inquiry pending the decision on his review application regarding the Independent Panel report.
His attorney wrote to Didiza and Gana requesting the stay in commencing the proceedings until the review application has been determined.
However, Didiza told him that the parliamentary committees determine their own working arrangements and agenda, while the State Attorney acting for Gana advised that his request was refused because the committee was continuing with preparations for the inquiry.
