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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula says the independent panel set up to investigate the Phala Phala saga involving President Cyril Ramaphosa will have 30 days to complete its work.<\/p>\n

Mapisa-Nqakula is waiting on political parties in Parliament to nominate candidates to serve on the panel. They will be expected to decide whether Ramaphosa will be subject to a process that may lead to his removal from office.<\/p>\n

This emerged during Thursday’s meeting of the National Assembly’s Programming Committee.<\/p>\n

Phala Phala: SSA not involved, no state resources used to conceal evidence – Zizi Kodwa<\/p>\n

Political parties have been requested to submit names to serve on the panel by 1 September.<\/p>\n

Mapisa-Nqakula said according to the rules, the process after the appointment will take about 30 days.<\/p>\n

“Once the panel has been announced and appointed, that panel will have 30 days to do its work and present a recommendation to my office. We have up to 1 September to make submissions. On 2 September, we may be announcing the panel, and they will start their work. The panel has 30 days from the date of the announcement,” she said.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Mapisa-Nqakula referred to an independent panel the African Transformation Movement’s (ATM) call for Parliament to set up an inquiry into the Phala Phala saga.<\/p>\n

Section 89 of the Constitution provides for the National Assembly to remove a president of the republic from office on the grounds of either serious violation of the Constitution or the law, serious misconduct, or an inability to perform the functions of office.<\/p>\n

Secretary to the National Assembly Masibulele Xaso said:<\/p>\n

Xaso also said the terms of reference have already been clarified.<\/p>\n

Former spy boss Arthur Fraser alleged in June that at least $4 million was stolen from the farm in February 2020 and that, subsequent to the theft, off-the-books means were used to try to locate the culprits and the money.<\/p>\n

Phala Phala probe dead in the water because intelligence watchdog doesn’t have a boss<\/p>\n

News24 recently reported that burglars stole an estimated $600 000 in cash from Ramaphosa’s farmhouse \u2013 far less than the millions of dollars that were initially speculated to have been taken.<\/p>\n

So far, Ramaphosa has not answered any questions on the Phala Phala matter, and he has maintained that due process should be followed.<\/p>\n

In a separate move, eight opposition political parties backed a motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n

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