EFF vows to oppose Ramaphosa’s review application

By Johnathan Paoli

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of attempting to evade accountability through the courts after he confirmed that he would seek a judicial review of the Section 89 independent panel report into the Phala Phala scandal rather than resign.

In a statement after the President’s address on Monday night, EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo said the president’s decision proved that he would go to any lengths to avoid facing the music.

“His decision affirms precisely what the EFF has consistently maintained that Cyril Ramaphosa will exhaust every political and legal mechanism available to evade accountability and avoid facing an impeachment inquiry before Parliament,” Thambo said.

The EFF described the review application as “fundamentally opportunistic” and accused Ramaphosa of acting out of “political convenience and self-preservation”.

The party argued that Ramaphosa had initially approached the courts in December 2022 after the independent panel found prima