Jan Gerber | The presidential get-out-of-impeachment-free card
The current impeachment drama is about more than how dollars ended up on a presidential couch. Parliamentary reporter Jan Gerber really wants an answer to that question, but he is concerned about a precedent that could leave presidents off the hook in terms of parliamentary accountability.
Impeachment committee to ask ConCourt to appeal Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala interdict
The impeachment committee will ask the Constitutional Court for leave to appeal the Western Cape High Court’s order halting its public hearings on Phala Phala.
‘Out of the smoky backrooms’: ActionSA bill to close lobbying transparency gap
ActionSA’s latest proposed bill aims to bring transparency to lobbying, closing a legislative gap that the Zondo Commission identified but that the government never moved to close.
UPDATE | EFF, MKP and UAT join ATM in ConCourt to overturn Phala Phala committee interdict
The EFF has filed papers to support the ATM’s application for leave to appeal to the Constitutional Court to overturn the interdict President Cyril Ramaphosa obtained against the National Assembly’s impeachment committee.
IEC targets disinformation, wants to register more than 29 million on voters’ roll
Left unmanaged, disinformation has the potential to distort electoral outcomes, Electoral Commission of South Africa chief electoral officer Sy Mamabolo has said as the commissiom finalises a code of conduct to counter disinformation.
ATM asks ConCourt to prevent presidential get-out-of-impeachment card
If the Western Cape High Court’s interdict against the Phala Phala impeachment committee stands, any future president could stall an impeachment inquiry simply by filing a review – turning a remedy for exceptional cases into a shield against Parliament’s sharpest accountability measure, impeachment.
Home affairs imposters starting to act like extortionists, says Kubayi
Justice and Constitutional Development Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has said that seven people posing as Department of Home Affairs officials have been arrested.
Impeachment interruptus: When will the Phala Phala questions be answered?
The chances of South Africans ever finding out what really happened at Phala Phala were dealt a major blow on Friday. Parliamentary journalist Jan Gerber explains why.
ATM asks ConCourt for direct access to appeal Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala interdict
The African Transformation Movement and MP Vuyo Zungula have approached the Constitutional Court to ask for leave to appeal Friday’s majority ruling by the Western Cape High Court, which interdicted the Phala Phala Impeachment Committee from having hearings.
‘We are not scared’: PA ready for the battle for Cape Town
The PA had a Cape Town mayoral campaign rally with fiery speeches by Cheslyn Daniels and leader Gayton McKenzie at City Hall.