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
The majority had made a decision and that was how democracy worked, the deputy president told the National Assembly
The crimes were not overtly complicated, based on what the state said in the first week of trial. But they were brazen.
DA gets confirmation from Sars that ‘dirty dollars’ hidden inside couch on the president’s Phala Phala farm were not declared to tax agency
The president can now turn to the high court to overturn the report that found he should face an impeachment inquiry
Legal precedent favours the ATM in its application to have parliament’s vote on the Ngcobo report overturned but the speaker says the court erred
The president is likely to follow party and state processes before making changes
The ANC’s reaction to the Zondo findings was a precursor of its attitude to the Ngcobo ‘Farmgate’ report
The party’s top six agreed that the would-be presidential contender committed misconduct by voting with the opposition against the ANC party line
The president quoted from the Ncgobo report selectively in his bid to have it set aside by the constitutional court, the African Transformation Movement said
The courts must be commended for upholding the law, but the Ngcobo report brings a new challenge
The president’s review application asks the constitutional court, again, to determine how parliament should deal with the political scandal
Chief legal advisor says the sub judice rule does not bar the National Assembly from debating the report, unless the president applies for an interdict
Political parties have agreed to move the debate on the report recommending President Cyril Ramaphosa face an impeachment inquiry to next week
In an application filed to the constitutional court, the president argued that the panel failed to follow the rules when it recommended he face an impeachment inquiry
The EFF leader has said that they should “vote with their conscience” and not according to the caucus instructions
The decision was announced by ANC treasurer general Paul Mashatile, at a meeting of the party’s national executive committee
Impeachment rules introduced for Jacob Zuma’s maleficence have caused Cyril Ramaphosa to trip
The head of state has asked for more time to ‘consult further’
A panel has found that the president has a case to answer for receiving foreign currency, not reporting it stolen and enabling secret efforts to recover it
A panel has found prima facie evidence that the president broke the law in receiving foreign currency, not reporting it stolen and enabling secret efforts to recover it
The president has to answer serious charges about the origin of the money stolen from his farm and ‘secret’ efforts to recover it, a section 89 panel has concluded
The findings of the three-member panel will be debated in the House on 6 December
With re-election as ANC leader seemingly assured, there are questions about the impact of the exchange control probe by the central bank
Parliament has agreed to an extension for the report by the Ngcobo panel on whether Cyril Ramaphosa should
face impeachment
This follows a submission to parliament’s speaker by the law professor and commentator that the process is more important than objections about his objectivity
Whether national security should be located inside or outside the presidency must be considered based on functionality and constitutional values
Sipho Nzuza had previously agreed to turn state witness
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research scientist Sandile Ngcobo has won international renown with his breakthrough in laser technology.
Former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo will chair a presidential remuneration review commission on public service salaries.
Legal eagles are concerned over the dearth of candidates for the Constitutional Court.
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/ 10 February 2012
South Africans can participate in the fight for freedom of expresson at the Constitutional Conference.