PHUTI MOSOMANE
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has made the decision not to pursue legal action in challenging the section 89 panel report on the Phala Phala scandal, which found that he may have a case to answer.
According to presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya, Ramaphosa has sought advice on the Constitutional Court’s ruling concerning the independent panel’s investigation into Phala Phala and its associated report.
“The President has thus been advised not to institute proceedings before the High Court for review and setting aside of the panel report at this stage. President Ramaphosa reserves his right to bring such proceedings … should the circumstances change,” Magwenya said during a media briefing on Monday.
He said Ramaphosa has received advice on the Constitutional Court’s decision regarding the independent panel into Phala Phala and associated report.
“The President has been advised…that the panel report and all issues associated with it have become moot and there
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