The African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee briefs the media following a Special NEC meeting held in Cape Town to discuss the Constitutional Court judgment on the Phala Phala matter. The Constitutional Court nullified Parliament’s decision to reject the Section 89 Independent Panel Report, which found that President Cyril
The Constitutional Court is set to hear arguments in Dr Nandipha Magudumana’s appeal regarding her deportation from Tanzania to South Africa. Magudumana argues that Tanzanian authorities and South African officials carried out a “disguised extradition” that violated her constitutional rights. Her legal team says her arrest, deportation and return to
The ANC Veterans League says it supports President Cyril Ramaphosa taking the Phala Phala panel report on review, arguing that the Constitutional Court judgment did not deal with the substance of the report. The league said Ramaphosa has raised concerns about alleged legal and factual flaws in the report, which
The Democratic Alliance in KwaZulu-Natal is mourning the passing of uMhlathuze Deputy Mayor and DA mayoral candidate, Councillor Christo Botha. Botha passed away on Tuesday morning following health complications. He had been in critical condition and receiving intensive medical care since last week. DA KZN leader Sthembiso Ngema confirmed Botha’s
Breaking news President Cyril Ramaphosa will address the nation at 20h00 tonight following the Constitutional Court judgment in the EFF’s challenge to the National Assembly’s Section 89 proceedings decision against him. Visit MDNtv YouTube Channel for our video content
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
