-
President Cyril Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 8pm Monday following the judgment of the Constitutional Court last week in the Phala Phala matter.
The court ruled on Friday that the rules governing Parliament’s impeachment process were unconstitutional.
The rules were challenged by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African Transformation Movement (ATM).
The parties argued that the National Assembly in 2022 acted irrationally when it decided not to appoint a committee to look into the recommendations of the independent panel that found that Ramaphosa had a prima facie case to answer regarding foreign currency stolen from a couch on his Phala Phala farm in 2020.
Following the Apex court ruling, the Speaker of the National Assembly Thoko Didiza has decided on the steps to set in motion the establishment of the impeachment committee.
Parliamentary Spokesperson Moloto Mothapo says, “The Speaker will formally refer the independent panel report to the impeachment committee. The Speaker will refer the ConCourt judgment to the National Assembly sub- committee on the review of rules to consider and process the amendments required to the rules of the National Assembly pursuant to the findings, reading in and directions of court. The sub-committee will report on its work to the rules committee, which will in turn submit its recommendations to the National Assembly for consideration.”
