South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to address the nation at 20h00 tonight following the Constitutional Court’s judgment in the EFF’s challenge to the National Assembly’s handling of the Section 89 proceedings linked to the Phala Phala matter. The highly anticipated address comes after the Constitutional Court delivered a
Breaking news South Africa’s National Assembly will establish an impeachment committee to investigate President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal, following a Constitutional Court judgment declaring Parliament’s earlier handling unlawful. In a unanimous ruling on 8 May 2026, the court found Parliament acted irrationally when it voted 214–148 in
By Sizwe Kupelo Jacob Zuma’s political trajectory illustrates how the fundamentals of power, legitimacy, timing, and narrative can be leveraged by a figure who is consistently underestimated by elites and analysts. Zuma’s legal battles—from the 2006 rape trial to the multiple corruption charges—demonstrate a sustained use of procedural rights and
An independent political analyst has criticised the ANC in Limpopo for reshuffling mayors and senior political figures before the end of their terms, warning that the move could deepen divisions ahead of the 2026 Local Government Elections. Political analyst Johannes Mushwana said the ongoing reshuffle process in the ANC’s Vhembe
President Cyril Ramaphosa may reconsider launching a fresh legal bid to set aside the independent Section 89 panel report into the Phala Phala farm scandal, after the Constitutional Court ruled on 8 May 2026 that Parliament acted unlawfully when it blocked further scrutiny of the findings in 2022. The apex
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) has welcomed the Constitutional Court’s landmark ruling forcing Parliament to reopen its investigation into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm scandal, but warned that the court dangerously overstepped its role by dictating how the National Assembly should run its internal affairs. In a media
The Constitutional Court today, Friday, declared Parliament’s 2022 decision to block a Section 89 panel report into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s handling of the Phala Phala scandal unconstitutional, reopening the impeachment process. The ruling revives scrutiny over the 2020 burglary at Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Limpopo, where about $580,000 in
The EFF has called on National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza to immediately start impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, following a landmark Constitutional Court judgment earlier today. In a formal letter, EFF chief whip Nothando Nolutshungu urged Parliament to “immediately initiate the process” to give effect to the ruling, which
Breaking news In a landmark ruling delivered this morning, Friday, the Constitutional Court has declared Parliament’s 2022 decision to reject an independent panel report into the Phala Phala farm scandal unconstitutional and invalid, potentially reviving impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa. Acting Chief Justice Mandisa Maya set the National Assembly’s
The Economic Freedom Fighters returns to the Constitutional Court of South Africa as judgment is expected in its challenge against Parliament’s controversial decision not to adopt the Section 89 independent panel report into the Phala Phala farm scandal involving President Cyril Ramaphosa. The EFF approached the apex court after Parliament
