By Simon Nare
Rise Mzansi MP Makashule Gana has been elected chairperson of Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment committee into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s handling of the theft of foreign currency from his Phala Phala farm.
Gana, who was nominated by the ANC and seconded by his former party, the DA, was elected chairperson by 19 votes to 12, defeating United Africans Transformation MP Wonderboy Mahlatsi.
Mahlatsi was nominated by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and backed by the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) and several smaller parties.
After being declared the winner, Gana thanked the committee members for their confidence in him and said the committee’s work would begin immediately.
“I want to thank all the members and everyone who participated in this process. The work has just begun. The Section 89 committee is now in progress. The matters within our control will be dealt with, while those outside our control will
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