ActionSA says it will file criminal charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa over allegations linked to the controversial Phala Phala farm scandal, arguing that the president must now be held accountable. The party claims Ramaphosa allegedly misrepresented the amount of money stolen during the 2020 burglary at his Limpopo game farm. Recent media reports have suggested that the amount taken may have been R15 million, rather than the R10 million previously disclosed publicly. ActionSA says it intends charging the president under…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has scored a major legal victory in the controversial Phala Phala matter after the Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament acted unlawfully in its handling of the process involving President Cyril Ramaphosa. Delivering judgment in Braamfontein, Chief Justice Mandisa Maya said Rule 129 of the National Assembly Rules is inconsistent with the Constitution and therefore invalid. The apex court also declared the National Assembly’s vote on the independent panel report unconstitutional and invalid. “The National Assembly…

The political fallout from the Constitutional Court’s landmark Phala Phala judgment continues to intensify, with opposition parties sharpening their positions against President Cyril Ramaphosa and analysts warning of growing pressure on the governing African National Congress. The Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament acted inconsistently with the Constitution when it dismissed the Section 89 independent panel report into the Phala Phala scandal. The court declared the National Assembly’s vote invalid and ordered Parliament to amend Rule 129 and refer the matter…