A court bid is challenging Parliament's recommendation of Advocate Thandazani Madonsela SC as evidence leader in the Phala Phala impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa. According to IOL, the application argues Ramaphosa had no right to block Madonsela's appointment. Meanwhile, the parliamentary committee handling the inquiry is expected to begin the process of recommending a new evidence leader on Wednesday.

The Economic Freedom Fighters has filed an urgent application in the Western Cape High Court seeking to overturn Parliament's decision to rescind the recommendation of Advocate Thandazani Griffiths Madonsela as evidence leader in the Section 89 impeachment inquiry. According to IOL, the party wants the court to set aside the decision to remove Madonsela from the role. The matter relates to the parliamentary process governing the impeachment proceedings.

South Africa's Section 89 committee investigating the Phala Phala matter has frozen its evidence leader process after the Economic Freedom Fighters announced a legal challenge, according to The Citizen. The committee, which is examining whether President Cyril Ramaphosa should face impeachment proceedings over the Phala Phala farm scandal, has said it will oppose the EFF's court application. The dispute delays the panel's work as it awaits the outcome of the litigation.

The EFF has approached the court to challenge the decision to rescind a recommendation made by former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's Section 89 Committee. According to SABC Politics, the party is asking that the decision to rescind the recommendation be declared unlawful and set aside. The Section 89 process relates to parliamentary mechanisms for considering the removal of a sitting head of state. Further details of the case, including the court's response or the merits of the EFF's arguments, were not disclosed in the available report.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the Democratic Alliance (DA) have condemned National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza's choice not to contest President Cyril Ramaphosa's legal attempt to halt impeachment proceedings against him. This decision has sparked criticism from both political parties, highlighting divisions in the response to the impeachment process.

Opposition MPs in South Africa have accused the government of national unity (GNU) bloc of 'railroading' an impeachment committee by blocking an evidence leader in a probe involving President Cyril Ramaphosa. According to TimesLIVE, the criticism comes as EFF leader Julius Malema prepares to take the matter to court, escalating a dispute over how the parliamentary process is being conducted.