BUFFALO WINGS: EFF opposes Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala application to Concourt as battle for involvement in litigation ensues

South Africa’s third biggest political party, the Economic Freedom Fighters has filed court papers to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to setInitially, the EFF wanted to be part of the respondents in the application by Ramaphosa and wrote to the president’s lawyers asking why they were not part of the application, as they had made submissions before the panel and are the third biggest party in the National Assembly.

In correspondence before the court, Ramaphosa’s lawyers responded to the EFF saying the fact that the party had made submissions before the panel does not entitle it to become a party in the current litigation. “The relief sought by the President is an attempt to avoid the type of accountability the EFF is entitled to ensure that it takes place,” said the party’s deputy president Floyd Shivambu in the application stamped by the court on 10 January.“It is the type of relief which materially and adversely affects the constitutional right and duty of the EFF to call for and ensure that the President accounts to the National Assembly and its members as well as the public.

Ramaphosa avoided impeachment proceedings just three days before the ANC Nasrec elective conference when ANC Members of Parliament voted against the adoption of the panel report.to support impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa.Others that voted in support of the adoption of the report were international relations committee chairperson Supra Mahumapelo,

stepped-aside transport committee chairperson Mosebenzi Zwane following his corruption trial, tourism committee chairperson Tandi Mahambehlala and Mervyn Dirks, who was dropped from public accounts watchdog Scopa for asking it to investigate theMahambehlala later changed her vote and said it was recorded incorrectly and decided to tow the party line.

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