Ngcobo Report
latest news & developments
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
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
Concourt denies Ramaphosa access on Ngcobo report on Phala Phala
The president can now turn to the high court to overturn the report that found he should face an impeachment inquiry
High court hears debate on whether secret ballot serves constitution
The question over dismissing the Ngcobo report was whether MPs had a primary duty to hold the president to account or be accountable to voters
From ATM to Zuma: A court calendar full of political conundrums
From a bid to overturn parliament’s rejection of the Ngcobo report to Jacob Zuma’s appeal to stay out of prison, political actors will fill the courts
What the Ngcobo report meant for the Zondo report
The ANC’s reaction to the Zondo findings was a precursor of its attitude to the Ngcobo ‘Farmgate’ report
ATM party asks high court to strike down vote on Ngcobo report
The opposition party argues that the speaker failed to apply the established test for calling a secret ballot when she declined to do so
Ramaphosa escapes impeachment inquiry
ANC MPs voted down the Ngcobo report that recommended he face further inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal