Phala Phala Impeachment Committee | The Committee That Could END Ramaphosa's Presidency

1 June 2026
For the first time in South Africa's democratic history, a parliamentary committee established to consider the impeachment of a sitting president convened today. allAfrica.com
Chairperson Elected
Parliament's Section 89 Impeachment Committee elected RISE Mzansi MP Makashule Gana as its chairperson. Gana garnered 19 votes, while United Africans Transformation (UAT) president Dr Wonderboy Mahlatsi received 12 votes. Mail & GuardianeNCA
ANC MP Mikateko Mahlaule nominated Gana, and Democratic Alliance MP George Michalakis seconded the nomination. EFF MP Omphile Maotwe nominated UAT's Mahlatsi, seconded by UDM MP Nqabayomzi Lawrence Kwankwa. Mail & Guardian
Parties outside of the Government of National Unity opposed Gana's nomination and supported Mahlatsi. Jacaranda FM
Gana's First Words as Chair
Gana stated that while there are processes on the go with regard to the rules, they "will not stop the work of the committee as they will work in parallel." He declared: "The work has just begun." The CitizenEast Coast Radio
Committee Composition
The ANC holds nine seats on the committee, the DA five, and the MK Party three. The EFF has two seats. Twelve smaller parties — among them the IFP, Patriotic Alliance, ActionSA, Freedom Front Plus, RISE Mzansi, and Build One South Africa — each hold one seat. The GOOD Party and the Pan Africanist Congress opted not to participate. Mail & Guardian
Background
The Constitutional Court on 8 May 2026 found that Parliament acted irrationally in December 2022 when it rejected the referral of a Section 89 panel report to an impeachment committee, and instructed the National Assembly to resume the process. The Citizen
The previous Section 89 panel found that Ramaphosa may have a prima facie case to answer after a large amount of foreign currency allegedly hidden in a sofa at his Limpopo farm was stolen. The panel also raised concern about Ramaphosa's explanation that the money came from the sale of buffalo to a Sudanese businessman, and questioned why the theft was allegedly investigated without an official police case being opened. TimesLIVE
Ramaphosa's Legal Challenge
The election of the chairperson comes as President Ramaphosa heads to court to request a judicial review of the Section 89 Independent Panel Report, arguing that the panel misunderstood its mandate and the legal threshold required under Section 89 of the Constitution. However, political analysts and parties maintain that Ramaphosa's legal bid will not stop the impeachment process, as the review does not challenge the Constitutional Court order requiring Parliament to proceed. The CitizenIOL
Even if the committee recommends impeachment, the president would still likely survive a vote in the National Assembly, where a two-thirds majority is required to remove him from office — and his ANC retains more than one-third of the seats. Al Jazeera

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