NATIONAL NEWS - The chairperson of the National Assembly’s rules sub-committee says he hopes that the process for impeaching a sitting president will be finalised by the end of March.
African National Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Mdakane says a new draft of the rules to give effect to Section 89 of the Constitution should be ready next Friday and the sub-committee will reconvene to finalise it on 24 January.
Section 89 provides for the removal of the president on grounds of serious misconduct, serious violation of the Constitution or the law and incapacity.
The Constitutional Court last month ordered the National Assembly to put proper rules in place to govern the process.
Parties have taken the Constitutional Court’s order to act without delay to heart.
Parliament hopes to finalise impeachment process by end of March
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