Impeachment committee backs Madonsela to lead Phala Phala evidence against Ramaphosa
Advocate Thandazani Madonsela SC beat advocate Kate Hofmeyr SC by nine votes to seven, with 11 abstentions, in a roll-call vote of political parties.
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Section 56(a) of the Constitution allows the National Assembly and its committees to summon any person to give evidence, and neither the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act of 2004 nor rule 360 of the National Assembly rules excludes the president from that power. The inquiry stems from the theft of foreign currency from Ramaphosa's Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo in 2020.
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Section 56(a) of the Constitution allows the National Assembly and its committees to summon any person to give evidence, and neither the Powers, Privileges and Immunities of Parliament and Provincial Legislatures Act of 2004 nor rule 360 of the National Assembly rules excludes the president from that power.
according to IOL (Independent Online)The inquiry stems from the theft of foreign currency from Ramaphosa's Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo in 2020.
according to IOL (Independent Online)
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