Opposition parties demand immediate impeachment process against Ramaphosa after ConCourt ruling
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May 8, 2026 · 4 min · Episode 49
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Opposition parties are calling for an immediate impeachment process against President Ramaphosa following a Constitutional Court ruling.
Opposition parties demand immediate impeachment process against Ramaphosa after ConCourt ruling Opposition parties have reacted strongly to Friday's Constitutional Court judgment on an impeachment inquiry over the Phala Phala scandal, with the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) demanding an immediate impeachment committee, while ActionSA called the ruling a victory for accountability, as opposition parties prepare to test the parameters of the Seventh Parliament. On Friday, the Constitutional court ruled that the decision of the National Assembly not to refer the report of the Independent Panel on whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should be impeached or not, to a Parliamentary impeachment committee, to be invalid. The ConCourt ruled that the National Assembly must refer the Section 89 Independent Panel report to an impeachment committee, opening the way for impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa. EFF national chairperson and parliamentary chief whip Nontando Nolutshungu wrote to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza after the judgment demanding clear timelines to establish an impeachment committee. The party argued that the previous decision by the National Assembly to block the…
Topics covered
- impeachment
- politics
- accountability
- Constitutional Court
- Parliament
- Phala Phala scandal
Keywords
- impeachment
- Cyril Ramaphosa
- Constitutional Court
- Economic Freedom Fighters
- ActionSA
- National Assembly
- Phala Phala scandal
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Economic Freedom Fighters, ActionSA, National Assembly, Constitutional Court
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