During his address, Impeachment Committee Chairperson Makashule Gana said they support the report of rules, and he also responded to Manyi’s remarks.
The National Assembly adopted the rules for the Section 89 inquiry process after Rule 129I of the Rules of the National Assembly had previously been declared unconstitutional and invalid by the Constitutional Court.
After a long day of parliamentary debates in which opposition parties questioned President Cyril Ramaphosa and criticised Speaker Thoko Didiza’s decision not to oppose his interdict, the National Assembly adopted the rules for the committee on Tuesday evening.
On Friday, 8 May, the Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament's handling of the Phala Phala report was unconstitutional and invalid, ordering that the matter must return to Parliament's impeachment committee.
The landmark judgment found that Rule 129I of the National Assembly is inconsistent with the Constitution and is invalid. Pending the formal amendment of the Rules by the National Assembly Rules Committee, the court further directed an interim reading-in and amendment of Rule 129I to govern the processing of section 89 matters.
