Impeachment Inquiry
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‘I will not resign’, Ramaphosa says
President Cyril Ramaphosa says he will not resign despite a Constitutional Court ruling that reopened the door to a parliamentary impeachment inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal
Constitutional Court expected to make landmark Phala Phala ruling on Friday
The Constitutional Court will rule on whether parliament acted lawfully when it rejected a Section 89 panel report recommending an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril…
Speaker says appeal court got it wrong in secret ballot case
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
Parliament can vote on Ngcobo report, despite challenge, says lawyer
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
Mpofu moves for removal of evidence leaders in Mkhwebane inquiry
One of the grounds is the publication of a list of counsel and the fees they earned from litigation around the reports of the suspended public protector
Ramaphosa tells Mkhwebane he will see her in court
The president rejected the demand that he lift her suspension as public protector and said he would defend his decision in a legal challenge she sought to bring
Embattled Ramaphosa suspends Mkhwebane
The decision came despite inventive litigation launched by the public protector to stave off both suspension and a parliamentary impeachment inquiry
Mkhwebane’s bid to avert suspension put on ice
The public protector’s lawyer informed the court and the respondents of the ‘unfortunate’ development on the eve of the high court hearing