By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
The African Transformation Movement (ATM) and MK Party have filed a motion of no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa following the Constitutional Court ruling.
On Friday, 08 May 2026, the apex court ruled that Parliament acted unlawfully when it voted against adopting the Section 89 panel report into the scandal.
The panel recommended that Parliament institute an impeachment inquiry against Ramaphosa – after foreign currency was stolen from his Phala Phala farm in 2020.
Parliament later voted against adopting the panel’s findings.
In a letter to National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza, the ATM said it is invoking Section 102 of the Constitution to trigger a vote of no confidence, arguing that recent developments have undermined public trust.
“The House therefore resolves that the National Assembly, in terms of Section 102(2) of Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, has no confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa and accordingly resolves that the President and the entire Cabinet must resign.”
“It further argued that “the continued tenure of President Cyril Ramaphosa is incompatible with the constitutional principles of accountability, transparency and the rule of law”.
MK Party also said it has written to the Speaker of the National Assembly asking for the motion to be done by secret ballot.
“We request that the motion be placed on the Order Paper and scheduled no later than Wednesday, 13 May 2026, with the vote to be conducted by secret ballot immediately after the conclusion of the debate.
“We await your urgent confirmation of the date of debate and your decision on the voting procedure,” MK Party’s motion reads in party.
The Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) have called for Ramaphosa to resign before parliament’s impeachment committee begins its work.
Meanwhile Parliament will have to go to the next step, which is to refer the matter to a specially constituted Impeachment Committee.
This committee will investigate, establish the veracity of the charges against the President and make a recommendation via a report to the National Assembly.
The House then schedules the report for urgent debate and decision.
If the report recommends that the President be removed from office, it will be put to a vote.Two-thirds of members of the NA need to support the motion to have the President removed.