Manyane Manyane|Updated2 hours agoATM launches impeachment inquiry against Cyril Ramaphosa over Phala Phala scandal …

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has indicated that it will pursue the Phala Phala farm scandal until President Cyril Ramaphosa is held accountable. The African Transformation Movement (ATM) says it may pursue legal action to challenge the rejection of its request for a Section 98 impeachment inquiry against President Cyril Ramaphosa. This, after a letter sent to Parliament’s Speaker, Thoko Didiza, requesting Section 89 impeachment proceedings based on a report from the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) regarding the Phala Phala farm scandal.

The party argues that Ramaphosa has a case to answer regarding the scandal, citing a systemic abuse of state power to conceal a crime. The report found that police senior officials, including the head of the Presidential Protection Unit (PPU), Major Rhoode Wally, intentionally concealed the 2020 burglary and theft of foreign currency, which the ATM argues constitutes a violation of the oath of office and potential criminality. The ATM also argued that state resources were misused for “off-the-books” operations to recover stolen dollars, rather than reporting the crime through formal, legal police channels. The Phala Phala scandal involves the 2020 theft of an estimated $580,000 in cash (initially alleged to be $4 million), which was hidden in furniture at Ramaphosa’s private game in Limpopo.