CAPE TOWN - Parliament's Impeachment Committee is now moving ahead with the appointment of a new evidence leader.
After preferred candidate Advocate Thandazani Madonsela was disqualified due to a conflict of interest, the committee withdrew its recommendation.
The EFF and African Legal Professionals Association challenged that decision in court.
But the Western Cape High Court has now dismissed their application.
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Impeachment Committee chairperson Makashule Gana says it believes that it acted in accordance with the rules of Parliament in rescinding earlier recommendations of Advocate Madonsela
"What this means is that in the coming week, we are going to meet as a committee to consider the appointment of a new evidence leader and to finalize the terms of reference, I've just informed the committee secretary to start preparing those applications so that we can have a meeting next week to proceed with the appointment of a new evidence leader.,"