DA spokesperson Karabo Khakhau said the ruling on Phala Phala reinforces the party’s long-standing position on ethics and clean governance. The Democratic Alliance (DA) says it will fully participate in the parliamentary process following the Constitutional Court’s ruling thatthe National Assembly acted unlawfully when it rejected the Section 89 Independent Panel report into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala scandal. the National Assembly acted unlawfully when it rejected the Section 89 Independent Panel report into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala scandal.
The court has ordered Parliament to properly process the Section 89 panel report, reopening the possibility of a full impeachment inquiry into the President. The ruling came exactly 521 days after the matter was argued before the court, a delay that had itself become a national controversy. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, DA spokesperson Karabo Khakhau said the judgment reinforces the party’s long-standing position on ethics, clean governance and constitutionalism.
Khakhau stressed that the DA’s values remain unchanged and that the party will not shield wrongdoing, regardless of who is implicated. “We remain a party of ethics, clean governance and constitutionalism. No one should expect the DA to tolerate wrongdoing — even if that wrongdoing is done by the President of the Republic of South Africa,” she told the broadcaster.
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According to Khakhau, the party rejects any suggestion that political considerations could weaken accountability. “We will never be a party that protects misconduct, covers up corruption or weakens accountability for political convenience,” she said. “Those who hold the highest offices in the land must be held to the highest standards of honesty, transparency and accountability at all costs.” The spokesperson confirmed that the DA will participate fully in the impeachment committee process that is expected to follow the court’s ruling.
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