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There is no other court with competent jurisdiction to entertain the matter." The scandal stems from the February 2020 theft at the farm near Bela-Bela, which stayed hidden from the public until former State Security Agency head Arthur Fraser laid criminal charges in June 2022, alleging a cover-up. The ANC's then majority voted the report down in December 2022, a decision the Constitutional Court declared irrational and unconstitutional in May, ordering the report to an impeachment committee.

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There is no other court with competent jurisdiction to entertain the matter." The scandal stems from the February 2020 theft at the farm near Bela-Bela, which stayed hidden from the public until former State Security Agency head Arthur Fraser laid criminal charges in June 2022, alleging a cover-up.
according to IOL (Independent Online)
The ANC's then majority voted the report down in December 2022, a decision the Constitutional Court declared irrational and unconstitutional in May, ordering the report to an impeachment committee.
according to IOL (Independent Online)