Overview
- Parliament’s 31‑member impeachment committee, led by Makashule Gana, has filed opposing court papers and says it will set terms of reference and appoint evidence leaders to begin the Section 89 inquiry.
- Speaker Thoko Didiza has filed a notice to abide and will provide an explanatory affidavit instead of opposing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent Western Cape High Court application to halt the committee.
- The ANC formally withdrew its notice to intervene in the president’s review on June 24, reducing the number of parties defending the Ngcobo panel’s findings in court.
- The Western Cape High Court has scheduled hearings for the president’s urgent interdict and review application on July 15 and 16, leaving both legal and parliamentary tracks active and potentially in conflict.
- The dispute traces to the Constitutional Court’s May 8 ruling that sent the Section 89 Independent Panel report back to Parliament and raises questions about separation of powers, the scope of committee fact‑finding, and how long legal challenges could delay accountability.