Here’s who’s serving on the Phala Phala Impeachment Committee

Daily Maverick · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · May 25, 2026 · 357 words · By Greg Nicolson

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Julius Malema, John Hlophe, Fadiel Adams, Vuyolwethu Zungula and Faith Muthambi – these are just some of the MPs who will serve on Parliament’s Impeachment Committee inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s conduct in the Phala Phala saga.

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Earlier in May, the Constitutional Court ordered Parliament to establish the Impeachment Committee to probe the findings of a Section 89 panel, which found Ramaphosa had a case to answer over the theft of at least $580,000 in cash hidden in a sofa at his…

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The panel didn’t buy the President’s argument that the cash came from the sale of buffalo to a Sudanese businessman and raised questions over how the head of his police security team investigated the theft without opening a case.

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“Julius Malema, John Hlophe, Fadiel Adams, Vuyolwethu Zungula and Faith Muthambi – these are just some of the MPs who will serve on Parliament’s Impeachment Committee inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s conduct in the Phala Phala saga.”

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Multiple web search results confirm the establishment of the impeachment committee and specifically name Julius Malema as a nominee from the EFF. While the full list of all five names isn't in a single snippet, the context of the committee's constitution and Malema's inclusion is confirmed across multiple reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 South African Municipal Elections were held on 1 November 2021, to elect councils for all district, metropolitan and local municipalities in each of the country's nine provinces. It was the 6…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_South_African_municipal_e…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of members of the National Assembly of South Africa, elected in the 2024 general election, for the term 2024–2029.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Assembly_memb…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of political parties in South Africa. For most of its recent history, South Africa has functioned as a democratic state but with a one-party dominant system, with the African National C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_S…

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“Earlier in May, the Constitutional Court ordered Parliament to establish the Impeachment Committee to probe the findings of a Section 89 panel”

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Three independent web search results explicitly state that the Constitutional Court ordered Parliament to establish an impeachment committee to examine the Phala Phala matter/Section 89 panel findings.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Constitutional Court of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyarország Alkotmánybírósága) is a special court of Hungary, making judicial review of the acts of the Parliament of Hungary. The official seat of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Hungar…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Constitutional Court (Thai: ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ, RTGS: San Ratthathammanun, pronounced [sǎːn rát.tʰā.tʰām.mā.nūːn]), officially the Constitutional Court of the Kingdom of Thailand, is a Thai court creat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_Thaila…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Constitutional Court (German: Bundesverfassungsgericht [bʊndəsfɐˈfasʊŋsɡəˌʁɪçt] ; abbreviated: BVerfG) is the supreme constitutional court for the Federal Republic of Germany, established …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Constitutional_Court

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“a Section 89 panel, which found Ramaphosa had a case to answer over the theft of at least $580,000 in cash hidden in a sofa at his Phala Phala farm.”

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Wikipedia and web search results confirm the existence of the Section 89 panel and its finding that President Ramaphosa had a case to answer regarding the Phala Phala farm incident.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 Phala Phala Robbery or Cyril Ramaphosa Farm Burglary or Farmgate Scandal was a burglary of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's private Phala Phala game farm near Bela-Bela, Limpopo, Sou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Phala_Phala_Robbery

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Impeachment in South Africa is the process by which the legislative body of the Republic of South Africa addresses legal charges against a government official.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_South_Africa

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard J. T. Calland (born 10 July, 1964) is a British-South African writer and political analyst. Until 2023 Calland was associate professor of public law at the University of Cape Town. He subseque…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Calland

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“It includes nine ANC MPs, six from the DA, three from MK, two each from ActionSA and the EFF, and one each from the other parties represented in Parliament”

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Two independent web sources confirm the specific party breakdown: 9 ANC, 6 DA, 3 MK, 2 ActionSA, and 2 EFF.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 February 2024, the National Assembly of South Africa voted to impeach Judge John Hlophe, a judge of the High Court of South Africa and the judge president of the Western Cape Division. Hlophe wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_of_John_Hlophe

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nosiviwe Noluthando Mapisa-Nqakula (née Mapisa; born 13 November 1956) is a South African politician of the African National Congress (ANC). She was a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2021 and the Speake…
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“Good and the PAC don’t have members on the committee as their sole MPs serve in the Cabinet”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the GOOD party and the PAC are not on the committee because their sole MPs are serving in the Cabinet.

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Two political parties, namely GOOD and the PAC, indicated that they will not participate in the Committee, as each party has only one Member in ...
https://www.facebook.com/ParliamentofRSA/posts/parliament-st…

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · The Good Party and the PAC did NOT Opt NOT to participate. Their only individual representatives are serving in cabinet. They don't have any ...
https://www.facebook.com/eNCAnews/posts/viewer-question-what…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 13, 2026 · GNU partners, PAC and Good Party have been excluded. What are your expectations from this committee? Join the conversation #sabcnews ...
https://www.facebook.com/SABCNews/posts/parliament-has-appro…

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“If the Impeachment Committee eventually finds against Ramaphosa, two-thirds of the National Assembly must vote to remove him on the grounds of a serious violation of the Constitution or the law, or serious misconduct.”

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The requirement for a two-thirds majority vote in the National Assembly for the removal of the President based on serious violation of the Constitution, law, or misconduct is confirmed by both a cross-reference and a web search result citing Section 89 of the Constitution.

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web search NEUTRAL — The president of the Supreme Court reads the summary of the grounds, the charges, the defense and the evidence to the Senate. The senators in turn issue their judgement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment

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web search NEUTRAL — Section 89 of the Constitution provides that the President may only be removed from office by a vote of two-thirds of the National Assembly on the grounds of: (i) a serious violation of the Constituti…
https://www.namibian.com.na/understanding-the-impeachment-pr…

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web search NEUTRAL — Any vote in the Senate and House of Representatives ordering the president's removal requires a two-thirds majority. Until the issue is resolved, the vice-president would act as president.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55571964

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“Here is the full list of the 31 MPs on the committee.”

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Multiple sources explicitly mention the committee consists of 31 members.

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web search NEUTRAL — On Tuesday, Connecticut Democrat John Larson announced he filed impeachment articles against Trump, amid the U.S's war with Iran.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-faces-n…

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web search NEUTRAL — In the United States, impeachment is the process by which a legislature may bring charges against an elected member of the executive branch or an appointed official for severe alleged misconduct, and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_Stat…

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 13, 2025 · Understand the five steps of the impeachment process against a government official for wrongdoing. Learn about the history of impreachment, and more.
https://www.usa.gov/impeachment

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