Simon Nare
Parliament’s Impeachment Committee on the Section 89 Enquiry will oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent court application to interdict its inquiry into his handling of the theft of foreign currency from his private Phala Phala farm.
The committee, which met virtually on Thursday, adopted the majority view that it should oppose Ramaphosa’s application after the president cited the committee through its chairperson, Rise Mzansi MP Makashule Gana.
Ramaphosa wants the Western Cape High Court to halt the impeachment process pending the outcome of his judicial review of the independent panel report, which found he may have a case to answer over the Phala Phala matter.
Following advice from Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Services Office, Advocate William Mokhari, MPs deliberated on the options available to them, including filing an explanatory affidavit. But the majority said Gana must oppose Ramaphosa’s application so that the work of the committee can proceed.
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