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The Tale of the two Phala Phala reports


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The Public Protector's preliminary investigation into the Phala Phala break-in has cleared President Cyril Ramaphosa of certain charges. This is while the Parliamentary inquiry (Section 89 panel) said he should face an impeachment inquiry over the Phala Phala matter.

This is not the first time in our democracy where we have Parliamentary findings bringing forward a divergent set of recommendations from a chapter nine institution or a court ruling. In this hour, we will unpack the two reports that have emerged from these institutions. We will also track the how the

spheres of governance have handled scandals of this nature (Arms Deal/Nkandla/Phala Phala) previously andwhether the President will survive the onslaught of this scandal.

Guest: Benedict Phiri - Legal Analyst

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