THE Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Wednesday that the urgent Phala Phala matter cannot be delayed or deferred to next year, and suggested that the report be tabled in the first week of December.
DA Chief Whip Siviwe Gwarube said the party will reach out to other opposition parties who have been calling for accountability on the Phala Phala matter to support the call to extend the programme of Parliament.
On Wednesday, National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula extended the deadline for the independent panel’s report on whether there is a prima facie case for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s impeachment over the Phala Phala saga.
Mapisa-Nqakula extended the deadline from November 17 to November 30.
“During the National Programming Committee tomorrow [Thursday], the DA will make the case that Parliament’s programme now needs to be extended to deal with this report. The panel is due to report to the Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on the 30th of November while
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