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…

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…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for urgent, coordinated action to fix failing municipalities and address South Africa’s deepening water crisis, warning that poor service delivery continues to place an increasing burden on citizens. Delivering the opening address at the Extended President’s Coordinating Council (PCC) meeting at Birchwood Hotel on Thursday, Ramaphosa described the gathering as a “historic get-together” that, for the first time, included all mayors and municipal managers alongside national and provincial leaders. He said the expanded format marked…

South Africa’s policing leadership is under intense public and political scrutiny following the court appearance of suspended national commissioner Fannie Masemola and the appointment of Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane as acting head of the South African Police Service. Masemola appeared in court this week, facing charges linked to alleged contraventions of the Public Finance Management Act. The charges relate to alleged financial misconduct and procurement irregularities within the police service, including failures to comply with prescribed financial management procedures. On…

South Africa’s top cop, Fannie Masemola, has been placed on precautionary suspension, with Lieutenant General Puleng Dimpane appointed as acting National Police Commissioner in a dramatic shake-up of the country’s law enforcement leadership. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the decision on Thursday, saying he had waited for Masemola to formally appear in court before acting, despite months of mounting pressure from political parties and civil society to suspend him. Ramaphosa confirmed that Dimpane would assume the role in an acting capacity…

The family of slain Mpumalanga woman Hillary Gardee has intensified its call for accountability, widening its focus beyond their daughter’s murder to what it describes as a deepening crisis of unresolved killings linked to alleged police corruption in the province. In a follow up to their recent legal push, the family says the issue now speaks to a broader pattern of failed investigations into both political and non-political murders, with claims of sabotage, human trafficking and extortion involving senior police…