The National Assembly is moving to re-establish the impeachment inquiry process into President Cyril Ramaphosa following last week’s landmark Constitutional Court ruling on the handling of the Phala Phala matter. In a statement issued on Monday, Parliament confirmed that Speaker Thoko Didiza has determined the process the National Assembly will follow after the Constitutional Court declared Rule 129I unconstitutional and invalid. The judgment, delivered on Friday in the matter brought by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and another applicant, ATM,…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of attempting to use the courts to avoid accountability over the Phala Phala scandal, following reports that he is considering reviving a legal challenge against the Section 89 Independent Panel report. In a strongly worded statement issued on Monday, the EFF said Ramaphosa’s reported intention to seek a judicial review of the report comes after the Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament acted unlawfully and unconstitutionally when it blocked an impeachment…

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has formally tabled a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa following Friday’s landmark Constitutional Court ruling on Parliament’s handling of the Phala Phala matter. The motion, submitted by ATM parliamentary leader Vuyo Zungula to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza, argues that the apex court judgment confirmed Parliament had failed in its constitutional oversight duties when it dismissed attempts to hold the President accountable over the scandal. The Speaker’s office had not responded to…

The Presidency and Parliament have both pledged to study and respect Friday’s landmark Constitutional Court judgment that revived the Section 89 impeachment process linked to President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Phala Phala scandal. In separate statements issued hours after the ruling, the Presidency and Parliament struck a cautious tone, emphasising respect for the judiciary and constitutional processes following the court’s decision in favour of the Economic Freedom Fighters. The Constitutional Court ruled that the National Assembly acted inconsistently with the…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has formally written to Parliament demanding the immediate establishment of an impeachment committee against President Cyril Ramaphosa following Friday’s landmark Constitutional Court ruling on the Phala Phala scandal. In a letter addressed to the Speaker of the National Assembly, EFF National Chairperson and Parliamentary Chief Whip Nontando Nolutshungu called on Parliament to urgently implement the apex court’s judgment, which declared Parliament’s 2022 decision to block the impeachment process unconstitutional and invalid. “We write to you…

The Constitutional Court has ruled that Parliament acted inconsistently with the Constitution when it blocked the impeachment process against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala matter, handing a major legal victory to the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African Transformation Movement (ATM). In a landmark judgment delivered on Friday, the court declared the decision was unconstitutional and invalid because it allowed Parliament to terminate an impeachment process before a full inquiry could be conducted. The court also declared…

DEFIANT Vhembe District Mayor Tsakani Fredah Nkondo has vowed to ignore the Limpopo ANC’s instruction to resign or be recalled. Nkondo confirmed to African Times that Provincial ANC secretary Reuben Madadzhe summoned her to the party’s Polokwane provincial headquarters, Frans Mohlala, and ordered her to vacate office or face the humiliation of being recalled as mayor. She said Vhembe ANC top brass, regional chairperson Tshitereke Matibe and secretary Matodzi Ralushai, also conveyed the same message, but she declined. Her move…

The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has intensified calls for urgent intervention in the City of Johannesburg, demanding that President Cyril Ramaphosa place the metro under financial administration amid worsening concerns over collapsing service delivery and the city’s deteriorating finances. The renewed pressure comes after Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana issued a strongly worded letter to Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero, warning of serious breaches of municipal finance laws and regulations. The letter, titled “Transgressions of the Budget Laws and Associated Regulatory…

National Coloured Congress (NCC) leader and Member of Parliament Fadiel Adams will remain behind bars after the Pinetown Magistrate’s Court postponed his bail application to 13 May 2026. The postponement came after state prosecutors requested additional time to prepare their opposition to bail, arguing that the matter is serious and involves allegations of interference in the long-running investigation into the assassination of former ANC Youth League (ANCYL) leader Sindiso Magaqa. Adams made his first appearance in the KwaZulu-Natal court on…

The word Abahambe (let them go) carries a heavy resonance in the South African lexicon. It is a phrase often born of frustration and political theatre, yet it serves as a modern echo of a centuries-old structural logic.  When we examine the current state of the international labour political economy, particularly across the African continent, it becomes clear that we are not witnessing a series of isolated xenophobic outbursts or modern policy failures. Instead, we are seeing the latest iteration…