{
  "id": 6152743,
  "title": "Madonsela’s Section 89 Committee recommendation rescinding challenged",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/madonselas-section-89-committee-recommendation-rescinding-challenged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T16:00:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/madonselas-section-89-committee-recommendation-rescinding-challenged/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Advocate Thandazani Griffiths Madonsela, the chief evidence leader for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), faced a challenge to the decision of Parliament's Section 89 Committee to rescind her recommendation. The EFF demanded the court declare the decision unlawful and set it aside, alleging it was an abuse of process by the African National Congress (ANC). President Cyril Ramaphosa had previously expressed reservations regarding Madonsela in connection with two instances of conflict of interest. He had removed Madonsela from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) shortly after the 2022 appointments for the Chief Justice. Madonsela's second reservation stems from her public comments regarding the Phala Phala theft during an ANC study group engagement. In a recent vote, 18 MPs supported Madonsela's removal, while nine voted to retain him.",
  "summary": "The EFF is asking the court to have this decision declared unlawful and set aside.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}