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Impeachment committee extends search for evidence leader as legal battle looms

Parliament’s Section 89 Impeachment Committee has extended the deadline for nominating an evidence leader after more than half of the senior advocates initially proposed indicated they were unavailable to take on the role. The committee, which is probing whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has a case to answer over the 2020 Phala Phala scandal, agreed on Wednesday to give political parties until Friday to submit additional nominations and work towards consensus. […]

todayJuly 22, 2026 68

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Impeachment committee says its work will continue despite court challenge

Chairperson of the Parliament's Impeachment Committee, Makashule Gana, says the committee's work will continue despite President Cyril Ramaphosa's legal challenge. His remarks come after the Western Cape High Court reserved judgment in the Ramaphosa's urgent application to interdict the impeachment proceedings against him. The President approached the courts, arguing that the parliamentary process should be suspended pending the outcome of his review application challenging the Section 89 independent panel's report, […]

todayJuly 16, 2026 59

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Outrage over Mnangagwa’s extended stay in power

Some aggrieved Zimbabwean nationals have described the extension of President Emmerson Mnangagwa's term in office as a regressive move, warning that it undermines democratic principles and the country's constitutional order. Zimbabwe is set to extend Mnangagwa's term in office until 2030, after the 83-year-old leader signed the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment No. 3 into law on Tuesday. Mnangagwa, who came into power following the military coup that removed President Robert […]

todayJuly 8, 2026 62

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EFF dismisses claims Malema blocked Khan’s appearance before ad-hoc committee

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Secretary-General, Leigh-Anne Mathys, has dismissed claims by the MK Party's, Vusi Shongwe, that EFF leader, Julius Malema, blocked the appearance of  suspended Crime Intelligence Major-General, Feroz Khan, before Parliament's ad hoc committee. Shongwe, who serves on the committee investigating allegations of corruption within the country's criminal justice system, made the allegations during his testimony before the Madlanga Commission this week. He claimed that although the EFF […]

todayJuly 2, 2026 198

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EFF presses ahead with bid to remove Didiza

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have doubled down on their bid to remove National Assembly Speaker, Thoko Didiza, insisting they have submitted sufficient evidence for their motion of no confidence to proceed. The move follows a letter from Deputy Speaker, Annelie Lotriet, who said the motion was "substantively in order" but required the EFF to substantiate two allegations relating to Didiza’s conduct before it could be placed on the Order […]

todayJune 30, 2026 75

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EFF calls for Thoko Didiza’s removal amid Phala Phala probe

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has requested that a motion of no confidence be tabled against National Assembly speaker, Thoko Didiza, over her decision not to oppose the President Cyril Ramaphosa's court bid to halt the Section 89 impeachment process against him. The red berets have written to the Deputy speaker, Annelie Lotriet, arguing that Didiza failed to defend Parliament's constitutional role in one of the country's most significant accountability […]

todayJune 26, 2026 55

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Parliament’s impeachment committee to oppose Ramaphosa bid to halt Phala Phala inquiry

The parliamentary committee tasked with investigating whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should face impeachment over the Phala Phala scandal has resolved to oppose his urgent court application to halt its work. The decision follows an urgent virtual meeting on Wednesday, where members agreed the Section 89 Impeachment Committee has a constitutional obligation to continue its inquiry despite the President's legal challenge. Committee chairperson, Makashule Gana, said the prevailing view was that […]

todayJune 18, 2026 55

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Local Government Elections likely to be competitive, high-risk and marked by declining trust: IEC

The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has painted a bleak picture of the country’s democratic landscape ahead of the 4 November local government elections, warning that it is preparing for the polls amid what it describes as the most challenging pre-election environment since the advent of democracy. Briefing Parliament on Friday on preparations for the upcoming elections and the voter registration weekend scheduled for 21 and 22 June, IEC […]

todayJune 12, 2026 89

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Parliament’s Police Committee seeks to engage Impeachment Committee on Phala Phala

Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Police says it wants to meet with the Impeachment Committee to avoid duplication of oversight work in relation to the Phala Phala farm saga. The impeachment committee, to be chaired by Makashule Gana, was established after the Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament acted unlawfully when it voted against adopting the Section 89 Independent Panel report into the Phala Phala matter, effectively reviving the possibility of an impeachment […]

todayJune 12, 2026 50