South Africa: Ramaphosa Evades Impeachment As MPs Vote Against Adopting Phala Phala Report
South Africa’s president Cyril Ramaphosa will not face an impeachment process after a majority of MPs voted against the adoption of the Phala Phala report.
Only 148 members of parliament voted in favour and 214 voted against, while two MPs abstained from the vote.
In the end, National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula ruled that the Section 89 process would not proceed.
Earlier, ANC president aspirant Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was one of only five ANC members of Parliament to vote in favour of proceeding with a full inquiry into the impeachment of President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Eliciting heaps of criticism from fellow ANC MPs in the National Assembly on Tuesday, Dlamini Zuma said: “As a disciplined member of the ANC, I vote yes,” City Press reported.
The ANC occupies 230 of the 400 seats in the National Assembly.
ANC MPs Tandi Mahambehlala, Supra Mahumapelo, Mosebenzi Zwane and Mervyn Dirks also voted yes.
Ramaphosa is being accused of misconduct and potentially violating the oath of office after large sums of foreign currency were found hidden at his private game farm. He failed to report the money missing when it was stolen in 2020.
