{
  "id": 6381916,
  "title": "Parliament’s Impeachment Committee meets amid legal challenges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/parliaments-impeachment-committee-meets-amid-legal-challenges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-09T03:39:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SABC News",
    "slug": "sabc-news",
    "url": "https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/impeachment-committee-meets-amid-legal-challenges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Parliament's Impeachment Committee is set to convene on Wednesday morning, but its proceedings face legal hurdles regarding the appointment of its evidence leader. The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has filed a complaint at the Western Cape High Court, arguing that the committee's decision to remove Advocate Thandazani Madonsela from the position is unlawful and should be overturned. The African Legal Professionals Association (ALPA) has also joined in challenging the committee's decision. ALPA's chairperson, Makashule Gana, stated that the committee will first evaluate whether to contest the legal challenges before moving on to appointing the evidence leader and outlining their responsibilities. Gana explained that the committee will seek to appoint a suitable candidate among those who have expressed their availability, but this step will be postponed until the court challenges are resolved. Gana said, \"One is by the EFF and the other by the African Legal Professionals Association, challenging the decision taken last week by the committee to rescind the appointment of Adv Madonsela as the evidence leader.\"",
  "summary": "EFF approached the WC High Court to challenge the committee's decision to rescind its recommendation",
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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."
}