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Rise Mzansi leader Makashule Gana elected to lead Phala Phala impeachment committee

Sowetan · 🇿🇦 public South Africa · · 218 words · By Lizeka Tandwa
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What to know about Rise Mzansi leader Makashule Gana elected to lead Phala Phala impeachment committee

Rise Mzansi leader Makashule Gana has been elected as the chair of the impeachment committee with 19 votes.

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What happened

Rise Mzansi leader Makashule Gana has been elected as the chair of the impeachment committee with 19 votes.

Why it matters

Gana received votes from the ANC, Patriotic Alliance and the DA.

Common ground

A coalition of opposition parties in parliament had thrown its weight behind UAT leader Bantu Mahlatsi to chair the impeachment committee after concerns were raised about the DA’s preferred candidate during a meeting on Monday.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Bosa leader Mmusi Maimane also put his name forward.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Bosa leader Mmusi Maimane was involved in the impeachment committee and put himself forward/represented BOSA on the committee.
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web search NEUTRAL — Dr Maimane is the leader of Build One South Africa (BOSA). He is currently serving as the chairperson of the Appropriations Committee.
https://www.pa.org.za/person/mmusi-aloysias-maimane/
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 ... Build One South Africa (BOSA) confirms that its Leader, Dr Mmusi Maimane ... impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa. The ...
https://bosa.co.za/maimane-to-represent-bosa-on-parliaments-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 18, 2026 ... I will represent BOSA on Parliament's Impeachment Committee which will be established in terms of Section 89 of the Constitution. The Committee ...
https://www.facebook.com/MmusiMaimaneForSouthAfrica/posts/i-…
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Claim 2: “Representatives from the progressive caucus, the DA, FF Plus, Rise Mzansi, Bosa, ActionSA and other opposition parties met from 11am in an effort to agree on a candidate for the position.”
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The specific list of parties (progressive caucus, DA, FF Plus, Rise Mzansi, Bosa, ActionSA) and the meeting time (11am) are reported in the web search results.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cederberg Municipality (Afrikaans: Cederberg Munisipaliteit) is a local municipality which governs an area of the Western Cape province of South Africa stretching from the Cederberg mountains through …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cederberg_Local_Municipality
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus or FF+; Afrikaans: Vryheidsfront Plus, VF Plus) is a right-wing political party in South Africa that was formed (as the Freedom Front) in 1994. It is led by Corné Mulde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Front_Plus
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Petrus Johannes "Pieter" Groenewald (born 27 August 1955) is a South African politician who is currently serving as Minister of Correctional Services since July 2024. He served as the Leader of the Fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Groenewald
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Claim 3: “the progressive caucus nominated Mahlatsi.”
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Web search results confirm that the Progressive Caucus nominated Mahlatsi for the position.
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web search NEUTRAL — United Africans Transformation president, Lehlohonolo Wonderboy Mahlatsi rejects President Cyril Ramaphosa's address, accusing him of undermining the...
https://www.facebook.com/eNCAnews/posts/united-africans-tran…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026 · Learn why former President Jacob Zuma has been barred from running for office by the Constitutional Court. Click the link to read more! Keywords ...
https://www.tiktok.com/@newzroom405/video/763966908305047886…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 19, 2026 · Louis Oosthuizen It is so good to hear a brave Afrikaans-speaking man breaking ranks with the apartheid government. In trying times like ...
https://www.facebook.com/eNCAnews/posts/they-see-me-as-a-tra…
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Claim 4: “A coalition of opposition parties in parliament had thrown its weight behind UAT leader Bantu Mahlatsi to chair the impeachment committee”
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While the evidence for other claims mentions the Progressive Caucus nominating Mahlatsi, there is no specific corroboration across multiple sources regarding a 'coalition of opposition parties' throwing their weight behind Bantu Mahlatsi specifically as a coalition effort, though the nomination is mentioned in one source.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bantubonke Harrington Holomisa (born 25 July 1955) is a South African politician. He is a member of parliament for and president of the United Democratic Movement. and the current Deputy Minister of D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantu_Holomisa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mzwanele Manyi (born Jimmy Mzwanele Manyi 20 January 1964) is a South African businessman, politician, and former government spokesperson. He serves as a member of the National Assembly of South Afric…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mzwanele_Manyi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nqabayomzi Lawrence Saziso Kwankwa is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape. He has been serving as a Member of the National Assembly of South Africa for the United Democratic Movement (UDM…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nqabayomzi_Kwankwa
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Claim 5: “Rise Mzansi leader Makashule Gana has been elected as the chair of the impeachment committee with 19 votes.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Makashule Gana of Rise Mzansi was elected as the chair of the impeachment committee tasked with the Phala Phala matter.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Makashule Gana is a South African politician who is the chief organiser for RISE Mzansi. He previously served as a member of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature for the opposition Democratic Alliance. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makashule_Gana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — RISE Mzansi (RISE) is a South African political party founded in April 2023. It is led by Songezo Zibi, a former newspaper editor and co-founder of the Rivonia Circle think tank. The party characteris…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_Mzansi
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Songezo Zibi (born 27 December 1975) is the National Leader of the political party, Rise Mzansi, and was elected to the National Assembly in 2024. He is the chairperson of Parliament's Standing Commit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songezo_Zibi
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Claim 6: “Gana received votes from the ANC, Patriotic Alliance and the DA.”
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Two independent web search results explicitly state that Gana received votes from the ANC, Patriotic Alliance, and the DA.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Alliance (DA) is a liberal South African political party. The party has been the second-largest in South Africa since its foundation in 2000. The DA's ideology has been associated with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Alliance_(South_Afr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Patriotic Alliance (PA) is a right-wing political party in South Africa, formed in November 2013 by, among others, Gayton McKenzie and Kenny Kunene. Since 2024, it is a part of the current South A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriotic_Alliance
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The third cabinet of Cyril Ramaphosa, also known as the Government of National Unity (GNU), is the incumbent cabinet of the Government of South Africa. It was appointed on 30 June 2024 after the May 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_cabinet_of_Cyril_Ramapho…
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Claim 7: “DA chief whip Glynnis Breytenbach proposed Gana”
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Web search results explicitly state that DA chief whip Glynnis Breytenbach proposed Gana during the nomination process.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gauteng (Zulu: eGoli; Xhosa: iRhawuti) is one of the nine multi-member constituencies of the National Assembly of South Africa, the lower house of the Parliament of South Africa, the national legislat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauteng_(National_Assembly_of_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 26th Parliament of South Africa sat between 2014 and 2019. Members of the National Assembly were elected during the elections of 7 May 2014. In the elections, the African National Congress (ANC) r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_National_Assembly_memb…
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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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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.