PHALA PHALA: Parliament’s Impeachment Committee drops evidence leader; Ramaphosa’s Section 89 panel report court review starts
On the eve of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s court review of the Section 89 panel report that found he had a case to answer in the Phala Phala saga, Parliament’s impeachment committee appears to be back to square one – without an evidence leader or finalised terms of reference.
Parliament's impeachment committee has dropped Advocate Thandazani Madonsela as the evidence leader in President Cyril Ramaphosa's impeachment inquiry, leaving the committee without a finalised committee. The decision came on the eve of Ramaphosa's court review of the Section 89 panel report, which found he had a case to answer in the Phala Phala saga.
The vote to drop Madonsela as evidence leader was 18 against and 9 for, sparking acrimonious debate over claims of bias due to Madonsela's previous work for the ANC. The committee will now restart the search for an evidence leader with new nominations by Friday and finalise the terms of reference at the next Impeachment Committee meeting scheduled for next Wednesday.
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