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SA Parliament postpones vote on impeachment proceedings against the President

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Johannesburg (South Africa).- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa waves as he departs the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC NEC) meeting concerning his political future, during a ANC NEC meeting at Nasrec, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 05 December 2022. EFE/EPA - KIM LUDBROOK
  • South African Parliament was scheduled to launch a vote on impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa on December 6th. However, the Parliament has in a latest development, decided on December 5 th to postpone the procedure by a week.

South African Parliament was scheduled to launch a vote on impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa on December 6th. However, the Parliament has in a latest development, decided on December 5 th to postpone the procedure by a week. The new date is fixed for December 13 as announced by the speaker Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula.

 The postponement was justified on the grounds that the members of the parliament needed to be given time to travel to Cape Town, the seat of Parliament, for a physical voting.

 The ruling party African National Congress (ANC) which enjoys a majority in the parliament has pledged its full support to their leader President Cyril Ramaphosa in the wake of a scandal. The ANC members have announced that they will vote against impeachment proceedings. The decision was conveyed by  ANC secretary-general Paul Mashatile at a news conference after a meeting of the party leaders in Johannesburg.

Also  read;

https://trendsnafrica.com/call-for-resignation-of-ramaphosa-becoming-louder/

https://trendsnafrica.com/anc-delays-discussion-on-alleged-criminal-breach-by-ramaphosa/

There has been mounting pressure on Ramaphosa  to quit or be forced from office over  the scandal known as the Phala Phala affair. The political situation snowballed into a crisis  after the parliament committee’s finding that President Ramaphosa may be involved in a criminal breach by concealing theft from his farm. The crisis started in June , when a former intelligence official filed a complaint with the police alleging that Ramaphosa had hidden the February 2020 burglary in his farm from the authorities and  bribed the robbers into silence.

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