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Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh discusses the implications of Cyril Ramaphosa's legal challenge regarding the Phala Phala report and its potential impact on accountability.

Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh unpacks one of the most consequential accountability cases of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency as the Western Cape High Court considers his attempt to review and set aside the Section 89 independent panel report on Phala Phala. The report found prima facie evidence that Ramaphosa may have committed serious misconduct and became the basis for a full parliamentary impeachment inquiry. At stake is whether the President’s legal challenge will correct a flawed process—or help him avoid the public accountability that the impeachment inquiry was intended to provide.

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Host: Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh

Topics covered

• accountability
• legal challenge
• impeachment
• Cyril Ramaphosa
• Phala Phala
• judicial review

Keywords

• Cyril Ramaphosa
• Phala Phala
• impeachment inquiry
• Western Cape High Court
• Section 89
• accountability
• legal challenge

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Organizations: Western Cape High Court, Section 89 independent panel

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