- Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula meets with Mbuyiseni Ndlozi to discuss the 2022 National Assembly vote regarding the Phala Phala report.
- Former National Assembly spokesperson reveals who told African National Congress members not to vote in favor of the report
- South Africans took to social media to cast doubt on Mapisa-Nqakula's integrity, given his own recent legal battles
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Gauteng – Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula expressed embarrassment over the approach African National Congress Handled the Section 89 Independent Panel Report in So and So.
The report, led by retired Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo, found prima facie evidence the President Cyril Ramaphosa He may have committed serious breaches in relation to concealing thefts at his game farm in Limpopo.
In December 2022, the National Assembly rejected the report by 214 votes against 148, and the case was not referred to the Impeachment Committee. The Constitutional Court overturned that decision, finding that the National Assembly had acted unconstitutionally by rejecting the report.
Mapisa-Nqakula reflects on how the vote was handled
in an interview with Mbuyiseni Ndlozi For his African Renaissance podcast, the former National Assembly speaker discussed the ANC's handling of the Fala-Fala report vote.
Mapisa-Nqakula remembers ANC secretary Fikile Mbalula He came to the caucus to remind us that it was D-Day and the report was going to be discussed.
“But I want to say to the ANC caucus, none of you will vote in favor of this report,” Mapisa-Nqakula recalled Mbalula saying.
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Mapisa-Nqakula says ANC abused its majority
Ndlozi then asked the former speaker if he thought the ANC had abused its majority in Parliament that day, to which he said he thought they had.
“I hate to say it. We did it,” she admitted.
He said it was not necessary for someone to go into caucus and tell everyone else what they needed to do, adding that the matter could have been handled more maturely.
“I hang my head in shame because we could have done better,” he said.
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South Africans are reflecting on the former speaker's statement
Social media users downplayed Mapisa-Nqakula's statement, with many arguing that she was not truly honest or apologetic.
@NgcoboDyan said:
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“All ANC comrades say this when there is no place to hide, MXM. They eat, eat, and eat, and make useless, shameless statements. How I wish we could eliminate such scoundrels as a lesson. They eat without fear with the tender system.”
@_Zvoluga said:
“There's nothing honest about her. She's just mad that they threw her in the woods, and she's not dealing with her criminal cases.”
@Sphamandlatheon agreed:
“She is saying this because she has been put on the back burner. She is participating in court cases without the support of the President or the NEC. She is bitter and only wants sympathy from people. If she was not in court, she would never have said these words.”
@MagaselaMzobe added:
“It's sad that after he's out of power he always gets wisdom and honesty, making it hard to accept that he's honest.”
@TheJustCaused said:
“The ANC will always put the party before the people. So if you vote for them thinking they will decide on matters in the best interest of this country, you are wasting your time.”
@LumkoPhiwe said:
“When they are no longer in power, they always behave like this.”
@TsipaA noted:
“While she was inside and eating, she had no misgivings about the instructions to vote along party lines. I hate people who only see their mistakes when they are not getting any benefit from the system.”
IPID blames technical issues for delay in Fala Fala report
news in brief reported this IPID attributed to an email problem In June 2025, it gave the reason for not releasing such and such report.
Senzo Mchunu said the report was marked as top secret by IPID, but ActionSA requested it be made public.
South Africans were left in disbelief at the excuse given by IPID as to why it could not respond to ActionSA's request.
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