By Marcus Moloko
Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, has made explosive admissions about the ANC’s handling of the Phala Phala report vote in December 2022, conceding that the party “abused its majority” to shield President Cyril Ramaphosa.
In a candid May 2026 interview with Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, Mapisa-Nqakula recounted how current ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula allegedly instructed MPs in caucus ahead of the vote.
“Well, today is the day. It’s D-Day. We are going to discuss the report, and we are going to vote. But I want to say to the caucus of the ANC, none of you will vote for this report in favour of this report. It’s a report of the Speaker,” she quoted Mbalula as allegedly saying.
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Pressed by Ndlozi on whether the vote amounted to abuse of parliamentary power, Mapisa-Nqakula responded, “I think we did. I
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