JULIUS MALEMA | Phala Phala judgment exposes Ramaphosa’s war against constitutional accountability
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“The Constitutional Court judgment on Phala Phala stands as one of the clearest constitutional rebukes yet of how the ANC and President Cyril Ramaphosa have used parliamentary power to evade accountability.”
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While evidence confirms the existence of the Phala Phala robbery and the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the provided evidence does not contain the specific text or a summary of a judgment that describes the ruling as a 'constitutional rebuke' of the ANC and Ramaphosa's use of power.
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— 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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— Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa ( RAM-ə-FAW-sə or RAH-mə-POH-sə; born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa
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— Sandile Ngcobo (born 1 March 1953) is a retired South African judge who was the Chief Justice of South Africa from October 2009 to August 2011. He served in the Constitutional Court of South Africa fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandile_Ngcobo
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“the court vindicated the EFF’s insistence that parliament acted unlawfully when it blocked the Section 89 impeachment process against Ramaphosa.”
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The evidence confirms the Phala Phala scandal and the existence of the Constitutional Court, but there is no specific evidence provided in the search results confirming a ruling that Parliament acted unlawfully in blocking the Section 89 impeachment process.
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— The Constitutional Court (Dutch: ; French: Cour constitutionelle; German: Verfassungsgerichtshof) plays a central role within the federal Belgian state. This is a judicial court founded in 1980. Its j…
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— 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…
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— The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, relevant to UK constitutional law. It provides for a Supreme Court of the United Kingdom to take over the p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitutional_Reform_Act_2005
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“millions in foreign currency hidden on the private property of a sitting president”
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Multiple sources confirm the Phala Phala scandal involved a burglary at President Ramaphosa's private game farm where millions of rand (foreign currency) were allegedly stolen/hidden. This is reported by Wikipedia and Peter Bruce.
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— 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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Phala_Phala_Robbery
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— On May 21, 2025, Donald Trump, the president of the United States and Cyril Ramaphosa, the president of South Africa, held a contentious bilateral meeting broadcast live in the Oval Office at the Whit…
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— Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa ( RAM-ə-FAW-sə or RAH-mə-POH-sə; born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa
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“he announced that he would not resign.”
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Three independent news sources (SAnews, TimesLIVE, and a third web result) explicitly state that President Cyril Ramaphosa announced he would not resign following the Constitutional Court judgment on the Phala Phala matter.
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— The Constitutional Court of South Africa is the supreme constitutional court established by the Constitution of South Africa, and is the apex court in the South African judicial system, with general j…
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— Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa ( RAM-ə-FAW-sə or RAH-mə-POH-sə; born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa
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— Tembeka Nicholas Ngcukaitobi (born 25 December 1976) is a South African lawyer and legal scholar. An advocate of the Johannesburg Bar since August 2010, he gained silk status in February 2020. He is …
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“Ramaphosa addressed the country in isolation while the media remained locked outside the Union Buildings.”
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The evidence shows Ramaphosa addressing the media at the Union Buildings in other contexts, but there is no evidence provided that confirms he addressed the country 'in isolation' with media 'locked outside' specifically regarding the Phala Phala judgment.
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— 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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— Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa ( RAM-ə-FAW-sə or RAH-mə-POH-sə; born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the president of South Africa since 2018. A former anti-apar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyril_Ramaphosa
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— Nkosazana Clarice Dlamini-Zuma (née Dlamini; born 27 January 1949), sometimes referred to by her initials NDZ, is a South African politician, medical doctor and former anti-apartheid activist. A longs…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkosazana_Dlamini-Zuma
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkosazana_Dlamini-Zuma
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“Malema is the president of the EFF.”
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— Gaius Julius Caesar[a] (12 or 13 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general, statesman, and author who was the dictator of the Roman Republic almost continuously from 49 BC until his assassinat…
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— Apr 17, 2026 · Julius Caesar was the influential Roman general and statesman who conquered vast territories, reformed Rome’s government, and met a tragic end that forever shaped history.
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