Rules Committee Stalemate: The ‘Fit and Proper’ Test for MPs Stalls in Ramaphosa Impeachment Saga

Rules Committee stalemate: The ‘fit and proper’ test for MPs stalls in Ramaphosa impeachment saga

Parliament's Rules Committee faces heated debates over the constitutionality of a proposed 'fit and proper' requirement for MPs on the impeachment committee, delaying crucial amendments linked to President Ramaphosa's impeachment process.

Didiza steers impeachment Guidelines forward without fit and proper requirement

Simon Nare The National Assembly Rules Committee has resolved to remove the fit and proper rule when it referred the Section 89 Impeachment Committee guidelines to probe President Cyril Ramaphosa’s handling of the theft of foreign currency in the private Phala Phala farm. In a virtual meeting on Friday, chaired by Speaker Thoko Didiza, the committee deliberated on the rules, and after submissions by members from various political parties, Didiza…