Phala Phala: Who should we believe? - The president’s review application asks the constitutional court, again, to determine how parliament should deal with the political scandal
The panel that has
parliament proceed with an inquiry to determine whether there was cause in the Phala Phala scandal to remove President Cyril Ramaphosa from office found itself in this position.to the apex court to have it reviewed and set aside.
The panel noted at the outset that it could not take Fraser’s claim that the money came from foreign states, not a Christmas Day cattle sale, at face value because he did not give a source for the information. But nor, it said, would it be fair to ignore it.Subscribe to the M&G today for just R30 for the first three months* to gain access to this story and all our best journalism, subscriber-only newsletters, events and a weekly cryptic crossword.
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