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The Western Cape High Court has ruled in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa and interdicted the Impeachment Committee. Ramaphosa approached the court last month asking it to temporarily halt the proceedings of the Impeachment Committee pending the review of the his application for the Section 89 Independent Panel Report which will be heard in September. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Legal Analyst, Lufuno Nevondwe.

This Friday, SAfm’s radio anchor Sakina Kamwendo once again spoke to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News & Mining Weekly, delving deeper into the world of mining and engineering.

COSATU says while Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo's resignation as Public Investment Corporation Chairperson comes amid troubling allegations, the PIC has made significant progress in tackling corruption since the state capture era. Parliamentary Coordinator Matthew Parks says the federation remains concerned by reports of alleged wrongdoing, stressing that the PIC manages more than R3.6 trillion in investments, with 87% belonging to the Government Employees Pension Fund. Deputy Finance Minister David Masondo announced his resignation as chairperson of the Public Investment Corporation, saying the decision is in the country's best interests and will help ensure the PIC's stability.Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Cosatu Parliamentary Coordinator Matthew Parks

Parliament says National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza will study the Western Cape High Court judgment with parliamentary legal advisers before deciding on the way forward. Spokesperson Moloto Mothapo says the ruling has significant implications for the Section 89 impeachment process. He says Parliament will carefully assess the judgment's impact and determine how to proceed in line with the Constitutional Court's directives. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to That parliament's spokesperson Moloto Mothapo

President Cyril Ramaphosa has succeeded in his urgent application to interdict Parliament's Section 89 Impeachment inquiry. The Western Cape High Court has ordered that the impeachment committee's proceedings be halted pending the outcome of the President's review application challenging the Section 89 Independent Panel report, which found that he may have a case to answer, in the theft of 580-thousand US dollars on his Phala Phala farm. in 2020. The ruling has temporarily halted the work of the committee. Judge Andre Le Grange delivered the judgment...