Overview
- The Impeachment (Section 89) Committee voted to recommend Advocate Thandazani Madonsela by nine votes to seven on Wednesday, forwarding her name to Parliament for formal appointment.
- The ANC, Patriotic Alliance and Al Jama‑ah abstained from the committee vote and one MP was unable to vote because he was suspended, showing cross‑party alignments shaped the outcome.
- Committee chair Makashule Gana said Parliament must make the formal appointment and that the evidence leader will select assisting counsel to prepare and present oral evidence.
- The committee carried on with internal steps despite a Western Cape High Court interdict that has temporarily halted oral hearings and prompted a judicial review of the Section 89 process.
- Nominations saw several senior advocates decline or opt out and members debated eligibility over prior public interventions, a factor that narrowed the choice to Madonsela and Kate Hofmeyer before the final vote.