BREAKING NEWS: Parliament Gives Parties Until 22 May to Submit Names for Ramaphosa Impeachment Committee

Cape Town – Political parties in Parliament have been given until close of business on Friday, 22 May 2026, to submit the names of MPs who will serve on the Impeachment Committee for President Cyril Ramaphosa.

The move follows a Constitutional Court judgment last Friday that found Parliament acted unlawfully in 2022 when it voted against adopting the Section 89 panel report into the Phala Phala scandal. The court ordered Parliament to establish an impeachment committee to consider the report’s findings on possible misconduct linked to the theft of foreign currency at Ramaphosa’s Limpopo game farm in 2020.

National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza met with Chief Whips and party representatives on Thursday to discuss the committee’s composition. Parliamentary spokesperson Moloto Mothapo said the Speaker considered both proportional representation and the need for inclusivity in what he called an “unprecedented parliamentary process.”

“The committee will consist of 31 members,” Mothapo said. “Inkatha Freedom Party, Patriotic Alliance, Freedom Front Plus, ActionSA, African Christian Democratic Party, United Democratic Movement, Rise Mzansi, Build One South Africa, African Transformation Movement, Al Jama-ah, National Coloured Congress and United Africans Transformation” will be represented, along with larger parties.

The ANC will have 9 members, the DA 5, and the MK Party 3, according to the composition released by the Speaker. Smaller parties each receive one seat to ensure broader participation.

The Speaker has also referred the Constitutional Court judgment to the National Assembly Subcommittee on the Review of Rules to process amendments required to Rule 129I, which governs Section 89 matters.

The committee will investigate the panel’s findings and report back to the National Assembly. Under the Constitution, removing a president requires a two-thirds majority in the 400-member House. Ramaphosa has denied wrongdoing and said he will exercise his right to take the panel report on judicial review.