CAPE TOWN - The Western Cape High Court has dismissed the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the African Legal Professionals Association's bid to set aside Advocate Thandazani Madonsela's nomination as impeachment committee evidence leader.
The EFF and ALPA filed papers in the High Court last month to challenge the committee's decision to drop Madonsela as the evidence leader for the Phala Phala inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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The committee had initially recommended Madonsela for the position but made a u-turn, when Ramaphosa objected over a perceived conflict of interest.
Committee chairperson Makashule Gana argued in court papers that recommending Madonsela was no guarantee that he would be appointed.