The EFF files an urgent application at the Western Cape High Court contesting Parliament’s decision to rescind Advocate Thandazani Griffiths Madonsela’s recommendation as evidence leader for a Section 89 impeachment inquiry. The party seeks to have the decision overturned and argues the process should allow Madonsela to continue in that role.
The matter centers on how evidence leadership is selected and confirmed for South Africa’s Section 89 process. Parliament’s decision triggers the legal challenge, with the EFF positioning it as a procedural issue affecting the inquiry’s conduct. Other outlets are expected to focus on the court’s timetable for an urgent hearing, the legal basis Parliament cites for the withdrawal, and how the inquiry structure is meant to operate under Section 89.
In this reporting, the key point is that the EFF is moving directly to court to reverse Parliament’s rescission related to Madonsela’s status as the inquiry’s evidence leader, rather than waiting for the next stage of the impeachment process.
