“Yes, we have responded… we have filed papers. We have a senior counsel which will challenge the submissions made by honourable members who are challenging my ruling for a secret voting process. We are challenging that I want to say this,” she told MPs.Regarding President Cyril Ramaphosa’s review case, Mapisa-Nqakula said Parliament would not oppose the application.
“We have information about the contents of the president’s submissions to the courts. We have decided that we will wait for the courts to deal with the matter and we will abide with the decision of the courts.” Ramaphosa is challenging the Phala Phala report which found that the president had a case to answer in relation to the February 2020 burglary at his game farm.According to the Section 89 panel, the president may have violated the Constitution and anti-corruption laws.
But Ramaphosa, in his application to the ConCourt, has accused the panel of relying on hearsay by former spy boss Arthur Fraser in determining the impeachment case against him.The ATM is also opposing Ramaphosa’s application, while the EFF has requested the court to allow it as a party to the proceedings to challenge the president’s court bid.
“We have not received any correspondence from the Public Protector as to whether that process has been finalised or not, except for what we have read or seen in the media,” Mapisa-Nqakula said on Thursday.