MKP announces its deployees to impeachment committee

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has named three members to serve on South Africa's 31-member impeachment committee examining evidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The uMkhonto weSizwe Party announced on Tuesday that its representatives on the committee will be Dr John Hlophe, the party's first Deputy President and Parliamentary leader, Chief Whip Mmabatho Mokoena-Zondi, and Dr Khanyisile Litchfield-Tshabalala.

Political parties must submit names to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza by Friday for the committee, which was established following a Constitutional Court judgment.

The panel will consider prima facie evidence regarding foreign currency taken from Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm.

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Parliament sets up 31-member impeachment committee for Ramaphosa

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South Africa's National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has begun the process of forming a 31-member impeachment committee to examine allegations against President Cyril Ramaphosa over foreign currency found at his Phala Phala farm. The move follows a Constitutional Court ruling last Friday that declared a parliamentary rule unconstitutional and required the committee's establishment. Political parties must submit names for the committee by 22 May 2026.

South Africa's Constitutional Court has ruled that Parliament acted unconstitutionally by blocking an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2022. The decision requires the National Assembly to establish an impeachment committee to examine the Phala Phala matter. Opposition parties immediately called for the president's resignation.

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The African Transformation Movement has welcomed the National Assembly Speaker’s decision to set up an impeachment committee for President Cyril Ramaphosa following a Constitutional Court ruling last Friday.

President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed South Africans on Monday to declare he will not resign following the Constitutional Court ruling on the Phala Phala matter. He announced plans to seek a judicial review of the independent panel report. The president maintained that he has committed no crime.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa and members of his executive are scheduled to participate in oral question sessions in parliament this week. Ministers from the social cluster will answer questions on Wednesday, while those from education sectors face inquiries on Tuesday. Ramaphosa is expected to address the implementation of the National Health Insurance and the confidentiality of a commission report.

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