What’s news in Parliament with Tara Roos: Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala review heads into key arguments

In this week’s What’s News in Parliament with Tara Roos, Tara Roos, CapeTalk commentator and Business Day Political Correspondent, joins Lester Kiewit to examine the latest developments in President Cyril Ramaphosa’s legal challenge to the Section 89 independent panel’s Phala Phala report. Ramaphosa’s legal team, led by Wim Trengove SC, argues that the panel applied the wrong legal test when it found sufficient evidence to justify an impeachment inquiry and failed to properly assess the President’s version of events. The ATM, EFF and MK Party are opposing the review, although they each put forward different arguments about the role of the courts and Parliament in the impeachment process. With the Constitutional Court having revived the process and public hearings currently halted by the High Court, Tara explains the key legal arguments and what the court’s decision could mean for the future of the Phala Phala inquiry.   Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is a podcast of the CapeTalk breakfast show.  This programme is your authentic Cape Town wake-up call. Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit is informative, enlightening and accessible. The team’s ability to spot & share relevant and unusual stories make the programme inclusive and thought-provoking. Don’t miss the popular World View feature at 7:45am daily.  Listen out for #LesterInYourLounge which is an outside broadcast – from the home of a listener in a different part of Cape Town - on the first Wednesday of every month. This show introduces you to interesting Capetonians as well as their favourite communities, habits, local personalities and neighbourhood news.  Thank you for listening to a podcast from Good Morning Cape Town with Lester Kiewit.  Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays between 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Good Morning CapeTalk with Lester Kiewit broadcast on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk  For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/xGkqLbT or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/f9Eeb7i  Subscribe to the CapeTalk Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/sbvVZD5    Follow us on social media    CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk  CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk  CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/  CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk  CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.