Didiza Rejects Motion of No Confidence by ATM Against Ramaphosa over Phala Phala Inquiry

ATM accuses speaker of shielding Ramaphosa from motion of confidence

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has accused the Speaker of parliament of protecting President Cyril Ramaphosa, as she declined the party’s notion of no confidence regarding the Phala Phala scandal. The party said it believes parliamentary Speaker Thoko Didiza actively protects the president and has not learned from the mistakes of her predecessor, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Speaker declines ATM no-confidence motion over Phala Phala ATM m…

Didiza rejects motion of no confidence by ATM against Ramaphosa over Phala Phala inquiry

Didiza rejects ATM motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa

By Simon Nare National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has declined the African Transformation Movement’s application to introduce a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa. In a letter to the party, Didiza said the motion, submitted following a Constitutional Court judgment on the Phala Phala matter, could not be entertained as impeachment proceedings ordered by the apex court were already under way. She said allowing the motion…

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African Transformation Movement (ATM) MP, Vuyolwethu Zungula, has accused the Speaker of the National Assembly, Thoko Didiza, of protecting President Cyril Ramaphosa. This after Didiza rejected the party’s request for a motion of no confidence against Ramaphosa. The ATM’s request was sparked by the Constitutional Court ruling that Parliament must establish an impeachment committee for Ramaphosa to answer to prima facie evidence about foreign cur…

Didiza rejects ATM no-confidence motion against Ramaphosa

Didiza rejects ATM no-confidence motion against Ramaphosa Vusi.Bafetane Wed, 05/20/2026 - 20:15 File: Thoko Didiza (C) presides after being elected Speaker of the National Assembly during the first sitting of the New South African Parliament in Cape Town on June 14, 2024. File: Thoko Didiza (C) presides after being elected Speaker of the National Assembly during the first sitting of the New South African Parliament in Cape Town on June 14…

Speaker Thoko Didiza blocks ATM’s motion against Cyril Ramaphosa

National Assembly speaker Thoko Didiza has shut down opposition party ATM’s request to bring a motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa, citing ongoing parliamentary processes linked to the Phala Phala matter. Didiza rejected the attempt to introduce the motion of no confidence in Ramaphosa, saying the matter overlaps with issues already under consideration by Parliament. She said this in a formal letter addressed to ATM leader Vuyo…