Author: Setumo Stone

Politics

Why Ramaphosa may lose Phala Phala interdict but keep his right to fight

If the Wednesday proceedings are anything to go by, President Cyril Ramaphosa may leave the Western Cape High Court with his right to challenge the Phala Phala panel... Read more.
More witnesses refuse to testify in LPC case against Dali Mpofu
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MK Party pressed on review right that cannot stop impeachment process

The Western Cape High Court has questioned the value of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s right to review the Phala Phala panel report if Parliament may complete much... Read more.
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Bench asks EFF if Cyril Ramaphosa is being forced to prove his innocence

The Western Cape High Court on Wednesday questioned whether President Cyril Ramaphosa’s opponents are effectively requiring him to prove his innocence before Parliament’s... Read more.
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Judges ask ATM whether criminality claims change harm to Cyril Ramaphosa

The allegations of criminality facing President Cyril Ramaphosa may place his case in a different category from previous attempts to stop parliamentary impeachment... Read more.
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Court tests how Makashule Gana can protect Cyril Ramaphosa from a flawed report

The Western Cape High Court has pressed the Phala Phala impeachment committee to explain how it can protect President Cyril Ramaphosa if it questions him using a... Read more.
Phala Phala ConCourt ruling
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Does Ramaphosa want his word to outweigh evidence?

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent attempt to stop Parliament’s Phala Phala impeachment inquiry ran into a direct question from the Western Cape High Court on... Read more.
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Millions flagged as irregular, but few Northern Cape municipal officials face consequences

Millions of rands in irregular, unauthorised, fruitless and wasteful expenditure have been flagged across municipalities in the Northern Cape, the province of Premier... Read more.
Thoko Didiza
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MK Party moves to subpoena Didiza over Ramaphosa impeachment case

The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has moved inside Parliament’s impeachment committee for Speaker Thoko Didiza to be subpoenaed over her decision not to oppose President... Read more.
Edwin Sodi buddies return to work
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Fresh hearing for Tshwane officials implicated in R291m Rooiwal tender

The legal battle to stop disciplinary action against five City of Tshwane officials has collapsed, opening the door to a fresh inquiry into a R291-million wastewater... Read more.