Mapisa-Nqakula admits ANC Misused Majority to block Phala Phala as Concort rules process unconstitutional

 


Writes: Rodger Mandhlazi   

In 2022, An independent panel found there was prima-facie evidence for parliament to examine regarding President Cyril Ramaphosa and the 2020 theft at his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. The report came before the National Assembly for debate and a vote in 2022, when Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was the National Assembly Speaker.  

According to Mapisa-Nqakula, ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula instructed ANC caucus members not to back the Section 89 report. She said Mbalula made it clear to MPs that none of them were expected to vote in favour of its adoption. The ANC’s parliamentary majority was used to stop the adoption of the report.

Speaking with Mbuyiseni Ndlozi on the African Renaissance Podcast, Mapisa-Nqakula revisited the process. “I hang my head in shame because we could have done better,” she said. When asked whether the ANC had misused its majority, she responded: “I hate to say this, but we did.” 

The Constitutional Court ruled that the National Assembly rule allowing MPs to block a full impeachment inquiry was unconstitutional. Delivering the majority judgment, Chief Justice Mandisa Maya found that the parliamentary process used to prevent a full inquiry into Ramaphosa’s conduct was inconsistent with the constitution and invalid.  

The case was filed in 2022 by the EFF, with support from the African Transformation Movement, following allegations linked to the Phala Phala burglary.

Following the ruling, the EFF announced that it had written to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza, calling for the immediate establishment of a parliamentary impeachment committee.

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