As President Cyril Ramaphosa heads to court to review the Independent Panel's report, Parliament is set to have its first Impeachment Committee meeting on Monday.
The uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party), the United Africans Transformation (UAT) and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have argued that the urgency of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s interdict application is self-created and that his appeal will stand the test of scrutiny.
On Monday, Parliament’s Impeachment Committee filed their papers as the second respondent in the case opposing Ramaphosa’s interdict bid, stating that it could not only delay the committee for years.
Parties voiced their frustration after it emerged that National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza would not oppose Ramaphosa’s interdict.
Ramaphosa, who filed papers in the Western Cape High Court two weeks ago, is seeking to have the committee barred from commencing the impeachment inquiry pending the decision on his review application regarding the Independent Panel report.
