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Phala Phala

Politics will continue to play out in courts in 2025
Politics
/ 20 January 2025

Politics will continue to play out in courts in 2025

From parliament’s rejection of the Phala Phala report to the president’s signing of the NHI Act, the courts are again due to pronounce on consequential political acts

By Emsie Ferreira
It’s pay back the money (again) as Malema moves to seize Zuma’s firepool
Columns
/ 29 November 2024

It’s pay back the money (again) as Malema moves to seize Zuma’s firepool

Unlike his predecessor, President Cyril Ramaphosa has no interest in compound interest

By Paddy Harper
EFF case brings back the spectre, and strangeness, of Phala Phala
Politics
/ 29 November 2024

EFF case brings back the spectre, and strangeness, of Phala Phala

Judges ask the president’s and the National Assembly’s counsel if parliament threw the baby out with the bathwater

By Emsie Ferreira
Phala Phala: The power and the peril of judicial review
Editorial
/ 29 November 2024

Phala Phala: The power and the peril of judicial review

The stakes are high in the Economic Freedom Fighter’s (EFF’s) bid to compel the National Assembly to impeach President Cyril Ramaphosa on charges flowing from the theft of foreign currency concealed at his farm.

By Editorial
EFF tells concourt sparing Ramaphosa impeachment was unlawful
Politics
/ 26 November 2024

EFF tells concourt sparing Ramaphosa impeachment was unlawful

The president’s lawyers counter that the Economic Freedom Fighter’s Phala Phala case is rooted in politics, not law

By Emsie Ferreira
ATM ‘will pursue all legal avenues’ over the Phala Phala scandal
Politics
/ 11 October 2024

ATM ‘will pursue all legal avenues’ over the Phala Phala scandal

The National Prosecuting Authority says Ramaphosa is off the Phala Phala hook

By Paddy Harper
A critical reflection on post-2024 elections in South Africa 
Partner Content
/ 7 June 2024

A critical reflection on post-2024 elections in South Africa 

The coalitions that will soon take place will determine the course of South Africa for years to come

By Derek Davey
Concourt agrees to hear EFF challenge on Phala Phala
National
/ 4 June 2024

Concourt agrees to hear EFF challenge on Phala Phala

Cyril Ramaphosa’s counsel has countered that the case is stillborn because the National Assembly had a right to reject the findings of the Ngcobo panel

By Emsie Ferreira
Phala Phala: Public protector says she had no right to Ramaphosa’s tax records
National
/ 3 April 2024

Phala Phala: Public protector says she had no right to Ramaphosa’s tax records

The ATM’s argument that she skirted this and other issues in the scandal had no merit, Gcaleka’s office has argued in court papers

By Emsie Ferreira
Ramaphosa: African Transformation Movement’s challenge to Phala Phala report is ‘nit-picking’
Politics
/ 5 March 2024

Ramaphosa: African Transformation Movement’s challenge to Phala Phala report is ‘nit-picking’

The president maintains the opposition party was trying to fashion evidence that he flouted the executive ethics code by twisting his public statements on the subject

By Emsie Ferreira
MK party fails to woo DD Mabuza ally Ngwenya
Politics
/ 2 January 2024

MK party fails to woo DD Mabuza ally Ngwenya

A delegation from the MK party allegedly met Ngrayi Ngwenya on Sunday to convince him to join the party

By Lunga Mzangwe
The ANC’s plan to cope with Zuma
Politics
/ 25 December 2023

The ANC’s plan to cope with Zuma

Insiders say that the party’s campaign to retain KwaZulu-Natal would rely on Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and Zweli Mkhize

By Lizeka Tandwa and Paddy Harper
Ramaphosa’s smallanyana Phala Phala skeleton just won’t go away
Opinion
/ 12 December 2023

Ramaphosa’s smallanyana Phala Phala skeleton just won’t go away

The president remains vulnerable to the unanswered questions that continue to stalk him

By Ian Siebörger
Shocks and surprises for Cyril as moonshot lines up its parachute president
Opinion
/ 7 December 2023

Shocks and surprises for Cyril as moonshot lines up its parachute president

Fikile Mbalula and the Luthuli House crew may find themselves working from home in the next elections

By Paddy Harper
ANC deploys Dlamini Zuma, Mkhize to KZN to help with election campaign
Politics
/ 15 November 2023

ANC deploys Dlamini Zuma, Mkhize to KZN to help with election campaign

The ANC is unlikely to act against the two leaders despite calls by senior members for them to be disciplined

By Lizeka Tandwa
Ramaphosa and buffalo buyer saw Phala Phala deal differently
Politics
/ 10 November 2023

Ramaphosa and buffalo buyer saw Phala Phala deal differently

The South African Reserve Bank heard conflicting versions of the transactions – but accepted that of the president

By Emsie Ferreira
Veterans should lead the ANC’s renewal, says Chikane
Politics
/ 28 October 2023

Veterans should lead the ANC’s renewal, says Chikane

The ANC embarked on a programme of renewal in 2017 after it emerged that it had been complicit in state capture.

By Lizeka Tandwa
ANC calls three-line whip for vote to appoint public protector
Politics
/ 16 October 2023

ANC calls three-line whip for vote to appoint public protector

Sixty percent of votes in the National Assembly is needed to approve the appointment of Kholeka Gcaleka.

By Emsie Ferreira
Vuyo Zungula ready to play kingmaker in 2024 elections
Politics
/ 11 October 2023

Vuyo Zungula ready to play kingmaker in 2024 elections

The ATM leader says the party has been growing since playing a pivotal role in holding President Cyril Ramaphosa accountable over the Phala Phala scandal

By Lizeka Tandwa
SA ranked seventh in Global Organised Crime Index
National
/ 27 September 2023

SA ranked seventh in Global Organised Crime Index

The report found that South Africa’s overall trend over recent years was one of ‘worsening instability’ and economic crisis

By Paddy Harper
The Lady R will haunt these shores
Editorial
/ 8 September 2023

The Lady R will haunt these shores

But for now, the classified report leaves relations between the United States and South Africa in a static, safe place

By Editorial
DA asks high court to set aside Reserve Bank report that clears Ramaphosa
Politics
/ 6 September 2023

DA asks high court to set aside Reserve Bank report that clears Ramaphosa

The central bank’s conclusion that the president did not have an obligation to report forex paid to, and stolen from, his Phala Phala farm was irrational, it argues in court papers

By Emsie Ferreira
Kganyago says the Reserve Bank could not widen Phala Phala inquiry
Politics
/ 30 August 2023

Kganyago says the Reserve Bank could not widen Phala Phala inquiry

Nor could it release the report, because this would see it breach its founding Act, the central bank governor told MPs

By Emsie Ferreira
Reserve Bank clears Ramaphosa of wrongdoing in Phala Phala matter
Politics
/ 21 August 2023

Reserve Bank clears Ramaphosa of wrongdoing in Phala Phala matter

The president did not violate any exchange control regulations, the central bank has found after a lengthy investigation

By Lyse Comins
Ramaphosa: Dodging the bullets of Phala Phala and Putin
Opinion
/ 9 August 2023

Ramaphosa: Dodging the bullets of Phala Phala and Putin

The president has an opportunity at the Brics summit to increase pressure on Russia to end the war on Ukraine. Will he use it?

By Ian Siebörger
ATM challenges Public Protector’s Phala Phala report
National
/ 31 July 2023

ATM challenges Public Protector’s Phala Phala report

The party claims she carried out the investigation as to whether President Cyril Ramaphosa broke the law with a foregone conclusion in mind

By Emsie Ferreira
Constitutional court holds Ramaphosa’s suspension of Mkhwebane was valid
Politics
/ 13 July 2023

Constitutional court holds Ramaphosa’s suspension of Mkhwebane was valid

The apex court said there was no evidence that the president acted in a way that exposed him to a conflict of interest between his official duties and private interests

By Emsie Ferreira
Mbalula: Don’t blame ANC for highway police brutality
Article
/ 5 July 2023

Mbalula: Don’t blame ANC for highway police brutality

The ANC secretary general said the country would ‘forever’ remember the VIP police protection unit assault

By Lyse Comins
Ramaphosa cleared in final Phala Phala report
Politics
/ 30 June 2023

Ramaphosa cleared in final Phala Phala report

Acting public protector Kholeka Gcaleka however found his security head Wally Rhoode had acted improperly

By Lizeka Tandwa
Cyril flies the peace flag but the Chopin Contingent gets grounded
Opinion
/ 23 June 2023

Cyril flies the peace flag but the Chopin Contingent gets grounded

Warsaw and Pretoria appear to be poles apart when it comes to the war between Russia and Ukraine

By Paddy Harper
ANC won’t sanction NDZ and Mkhize over Phala Phala defiance, ahead of 2024 vote
Politics
/ 24 May 2023

ANC won’t sanction NDZ and Mkhize over Phala Phala defiance, ahead of 2024 vote

The two leaders are seen as highly influential in KwaZulu-Natal, where the ruling party is bleeding votes

By Lizeka Tandwa
ATM appeals the ruling on secret ballot for Phala Phala report
Article
/ 19 May 2023

ATM appeals the ruling on secret ballot for Phala Phala report

The opposition party has argued that the high court failed to follow the pronouncements of the appellate court on the test for a secret ballot on a National Assembly vote

By Emsie Ferreira
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