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President Cyril Ramaphosa is looking to nullify the findings of the scathing Section 89 Phala Phala report and render any action that could be consequently ...

Parliament is under an obligation to act lawfully when fulfilling its constitutional obligations. “I submit that the panel misconceived its mandate, misjudged the information placed before it and misinterpreted the four charges advanced against me. “The purpose of this application is to review and set aside the report and particularly its recommendation in paragraph 264. “Section 167(6) (a) of the Constitution, and rule 18 of this court’s rules, allow a litigant to approach this court directly, but only when it is in the interests of justice; there are exceptional circumstances; the matter in question must be of public importance and there would be prejudice to the public interest, the ends of justice or good governance. The panel rendered its report and made its recommendation in the exercise of public power. It moreover strayed beyond the four charges and considered matters not properly before it.

The Parliamentary session that was due to discuss the findings of the Section 89 inquiry report on the Phala Phala Farmgate scandal on Tuesday has been ...

“Thabo Mbeki was also muddied about the same arms deal and the manner that Telkom was sold to BEE partners. they must show all South Africans what they meant and publicly vote in favour of Ramaphosa’s impeachment,” said Malema. “Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Lindiwe Sisulu and others have gone on TV and called for Ramaphosa to step down. The report of the Rules Committee will also be considered,” Mothapo said. We can not expect anything better from the ANC. There was also uneasiness about the red Mercedes-Benz he received.

All the speculation around the Phala Phala saga is weakening constitutional structures, according to SA Ambassador to South Sudan, Mahlodi Muofhe.

As President Cyril Ramaphosa fights for his political survival amid the blazing Phala Phala flames Parliament pushed the debate of the Section 89 panel ...

The NEC met on Monday in Nasrec, Joburg, to deliberate on Ramaphosa's fate in his absence. Ramaphosa has taken the report on review after filing papers in the apex Constitutional Court. The discussion over the Phala Phala affair was scheduled to be held on Tuesday in the National Assembly.

Johannesburg - In September, it was revealed that Hazim Mustafa, a Sudanese national and businessman living in Saudi Arabia, paid more than $580 000 (about ...

interesting,” tweeted Sphithiphiti Evaluator on Tuesday after the news outlet claimed to have spoken to the businessman. "I wasn't aware it belonged to the president. But he went all the way to Southern Africa … Then the Covid-19 lockdown happened, and there was delay after delay after delay," said Mr Mustafa, who's also known for his business ties to deposed Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir's regime. This comes after the American-based news outlet revealed in an online story that it had tracked down the Saudi Arabia-based businessman who confirmed that he was in South Africa in December 2019 and had no idea that the farm in which he made the purchase from belonged to the country’s president. News of the non-delivery and purchase comes just as the president is challenging the Section 89 independent panel report, which found that Ramaphosa may have a case to answer on the Phala Phala farm robbery, which was concealed in order to keep the scandal under wraps.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has brought the admissibility of evidence submitted before the panel into question, arguing that it relied on hearsay evidence.

He however stressed that this was a "fatal" exercise for the panel, as it was duty-bound to only consider relevant evidence. Ramaphosa listed examples of the evidence submitted to the panel which he argued was illegally obtained and therefore inadmissible. It is not for the Constitutional Court to test the evidence - and Ramaphosa acceded to this in his court papers as well. While failing to test the veracity of the evidence, Ramaphosa accused the panel of making "rushed decisions based on half-truths". Ramaphosa questioned the panel’s use of the basic rules of evidence, including the inadmissibility of evidence obtained unlawfully and the default rule that hearsay evidence is excluded, with regard to certain exclusions to the rule in the Act. He argued that the panel failed to test the evidence for admissibility in terms of the Law of Evidence Amendment Act.

The man who President Cyril Ramaphosa says bought 20 buffalo from his Phala Phala farm in late 2019 was named as one 'Mustafa Mohamed Ibrahim Hazim'.

This question is particularly pressing given that Mustafa’s comments about “understanding” he will be refunded for the buffalo suggest that he must have been in touch with Phala Phala subsequent to the sale. “Mr Mustafa Mohamed Ibrahim Hazim, a citizen of Sudan (“Mr Hazim”), came to the farm to view buffaloes that were for sale. There are also no public records of Mustafa having any business interests in South Africa. [Maverick News](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-03-sa-flight-academy-embroiled-in-global-saga-after-uk-warning-about-providing-training-to-china/?utm_source=homepageify&medium=link) “Mr Ndlovu, upon receipt of the money, gave Mr Hazim an acknowledgement of receipt and informed him that he would inform me about what had transpired… It took too long, so I didn’t get my money back, but there is an understanding that I will be refunded,” the businessman told Sky News. [Maverick News](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-05-dangerous-forces-are-at-play-western-cape-premier-alan-winde-on-findings-that-gangsters-infiltrated-cops/?utm_source=homepageify&medium=link) There may well be other skeletons in Mustafa’s closet. [Maverick News](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-06-phala-phala-panel-report-information-is-not-evidence-president/?utm_source=homepageify&medium=link) Mr Hazim made payment in cash in the sum of US$580,000 to Mr Ndlovu.” Now, a Sudanese businessman called Hazim Mustafa has told Sky News that he is the buyer in question. “I wasn’t aware it belonged to the president.

President Cyril Ramaphosa filed a notice of motion at the Constitutional Court against the Section 89 panel, while the ANC National Executive Committee was ...

Gwarube translated this to mean Mapisa-Nqakula “is on over-drive”, “keen to protect” Ramaphosa and “less interested in accountability and the critical role Parliament must play”. Ramaphosa asked the apex court to declare that only it may decide his application, that he’s granted leave to bring the application before it, the Section 89’s Phala Phala report be declared unlawful and set aside, and that any actions taken by Parliament in relation to the report are “unlawful”. In his application, Ramaphosa said he would demonstrate that the panel “strayed beyond the four charges” and “was unfair to me because it raised matters” to which he wasn’t given a right of reply. “The NEC resolved that the NEC will vote against the adoption of the report of Section 89 panel given the fact that the report has now been taken on review by the President. Briefing the media at Nasrec in Joburg, Mashatile announced that the party would vote against the adoption of Section 89 panel report while Ramaphosa reviews it in court. The NEC reached consensus that Ramaphosa stays on as president, with treasurer-general Paul Mashatile announcing that the NEC had agreed that ANC MPs vote against the adoption of the Section 89’s Phala Phala report.

President Cyril Ramaphosa said he didn't instruct anyone to hunt down the perpetrators behind the burglary at his Phala Phala farm in 2020.

David was arrested on charges of violating the Immigration Control Act. The plot thickened after new details emerged about the burglary. [You are invited to the ultimate holiday in paradise](https://www.jacarandafm.com/shows/drive/you-are-invited-ultimate-holiday-paradise/) Ramaphosa denied the claims in his notice to the Constitutional Court. The panel found that Ramaphosa has a case to answer after he was found wanting regarding, firstly, acting in a way that is inconsistent with their office and, secondly, exposing himself to a situation involving the risk of a conflict between his official responsibilities and private interest. Ramaphosa has applied to the Constitutional Court for direct access in a bid to take the panel's report, which found that he may have violated the Constitution, on judicial review.

The delay will see the debate take place days before the December 16 start of the ANC conference to elect party leaders. Political analyst and lecturer at the ...

Parliament postponed the debate on the independent panel report on Phala Phala, which was due to take place on Tuesday, until next Tuesday so that all MPs can ...

Parliament was due to debate the section 89 independent panel's Phala Phala report on Tuesday, but the discussion has been postponed to December 13.

The man who paid $580 000 for buffalo from President Cyril Ramaphosa's Limpopo farm says the business deal was above board. · Hazim Mustafa, speaking to Sky News ...

Mustafa’s name was first revealed by Ramaphosa in his submission to the Office of the Public Protector. This is according to Yousra Elbagir, a journalist covering Africa for Sky News, who spoke to Hazim Mustafa over the phone. The secretive Sudanese businessman who paid about R10 million in cash in US dollars to a manager of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm says the entire deal was an "absolutely normal business transaction".

Ramaphosa's opponents have vowed to continue their bid to oust him while tackling him over Phala Phala after conference, whether he wins or not.

The report has found that Ramaphosa may have an impeachable case to answer. "Nobody says there are no flaws in the report now - I wouldn't characterise any debate at the NEC meeting as a threat to the President because it was just a few people who are struggling to contest him in conference, trying to contest him via backdoor," another NEC member said. "The President has a right to review the report, we established that with the Zondo commission, but the review does not stop Parliament from continuing - that's where the decision of the NEC that MPs do not adopt the report and therefore it can't be referred to the impeachment committee comes from," said the insider. "The report was based on limited information, but that seeks to say he must be impeached despite the panel conceding that they do not have the whole picture, it’s possible that if they had all the facts they would have come at a different conclusion," the NWC member said. This comes after the ANC NEC resolved on Monday to allow Ramaphosa to take the section 89 panel report on Phala Phala on judicial review. "The NEC has taken a stand on the Phala Phala matter on how to proceed in Parliament - as much as we wanted the president to be held accountable in that platform, dragging this will only hurt the ANC.

Pretoria - President Cyril Ramaphosa has been accused of reversing the gains of South Africa's constitutional democracy and interfering with the work of ...

When I got this document I passed it on to (former finance minister) Trevor Manuel and said, ‘here is something saying something about me.’ “As a public officer I should be investigated at all times. Now that there is something suspected, it cannot be taken on review,” he said. Parliament must investigate the executive all the time, even when there is nothing suspected. If he does so, he will be interfering in Parliament's work, which it is illegal to do. “This is a neo-colonial weapon for domination.

President Cyril Ramaphosa's path to side-stepping an impeachment process won't be smooth, and the stumbling blocks are coming from within his own ranks.

The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation said it had taken dozens of statements so far in connection with the burglary at President Cyril ...

[Maverick News](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-06-phala-phala-panel-report-information-is-not-evidence-president/?utm_source=homepageify&medium=link) [Maverick News](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-05-dangerous-forces-are-at-play-western-cape-premier-alan-winde-on-findings-that-gangsters-infiltrated-cops/?utm_source=homepageify&medium=link) [Sponsored Content](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-02-ubers-audio-recording-feature-goes-national-after-80-000-activations-during-the-pilot/?utm_source=homepageify&medium=link) [Maverick News](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-06-no-more-gospel-on-the-tracks-as-new-prasa-rules-raise-the-ire-of-train-traders-and-preachers/?utm_source=homepageify&medium=link) [Maverick News](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-06-analysis-ramaphosas-buffalo-buyer-we-analyse-his-story/?utm_source=homepageify&medium=link) (let’s) see who is on the side of the Constitution and who is on the side of an individual.” “Nkosazana (Dlamini) Zuma spoke on TV and said Cyril (Ramaphosa) must go… Let’s see if they meant what they said on TV — secret ballot for what? [Our Burning Planet](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-12-05-deputy-president-mabuza-named-as-top-suspect-in-organised-crime-complaint/?utm_source=homepageify&medium=link) Opposition parties have welcomed this while senior ANC members remain divided over the contents of the report. He also alleged Ramaphosa paid hush money to the suspects — including his domestic workers. Lindiwe Sisulu spoke on TV and said Cyril must go…

President Cyril Ramaphosa's response to the Phala Phala report findings against him has got tongues wagging. Image: Esa Alexander. President Cyril Ramaphosa's ...