Julius Malema Calls for Cyril Ramaphosa to Be Impeached As EFF Demands Phala Phala Judgement Release
- The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has demanded the release of the Phala Phala judgement
- Julius Malema discussed why it was a better idea to impeach President Cyril Ramaphosa
- The EFF leader asked why National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head, Shamila Batohi, didn’t arrest Ramaphosa
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Briefly News journalist Byron Pillay has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He spent 10 years working for the Northern Natal Courier before transitioning to online journalism.
GAUTENG – Julius Malema doesn’t want President Cyril Ramaphosa to be removed by a Motion of No Confidence, but rather impeached.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader made the statement outside the Constitutional Court, where members of the Red Berets gathered on 28 November 2025. The party supporters gathered outside the Constitutional Court following a march from Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg, where they demanded the release of the Phala Phala judgement.
Malema discusses impeaching Ramaphosa
Addressing supporters outside the court, Malema discussed why impeaching the president was the better option. The Commander-in-Chief of the EFF noted that if Ramaphosa was removed through a Motion of No Confidence, he would get his salary and benefits for the rest of his life.
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“But if we impeach him, he will get removed as the president, and he loses all the benefits, including the salary.
“That is what we want. This man has eaten enough. He can’t go home and still eat our money. He must go home empty-handed and continue to eat his dollars,” Malema said.
Malema addresses Ramaphosa’s dollars
Malema’s comment about Ramaphosa eating his own dollars was not the only mention he made about the foreign currency. Ramaphosa and dollars are a big talking point after it was found that dollars were stolen from Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala Farm.
While addressing supporters, Malema joked that he hoped the G20 delegates didn’t leave dollars behind for Ramaphosa. He also questioned why National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) head, Shamila Batohi, didn’t arrest Ramaphosa over Phala Phala, saying that she must be arrested as well.
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What you need to know about the Phala Phala case
- The NPA announced that it would not prosecute anyone related to the Phala Phala scandal.
- The NPA encouraged parties to make use of the review process if they were unhappy with the decision.
- President Ramaphosa was grilled in Parliament in October 2024 about the Phala Phala saga, but he maintained his innocence.
- Police Minister Senzo Mchunu confirmed that IPID’s report into Phala Phala was marked as top secret.
- ActionSA demanded transparency regarding Phala Phala and wanted access to IPID’s report.
- The MK Party wanted the report to be made public, but citizens wanted all the focus on Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi’s allegations first.
IPID blames technical issues for Phala Phala report delay
Briefly News reported that IPID blamed an email issue in June 2025 as the reason why it did not release the Phala Phala report.
Senzo Mchunu noted that the report was marked as top secret by IPID, but ActionSA requested to have it made public.
South Africans were left in disbelief at the excuse conjured up by IPID as to why it couldn't respond to ActionSA's request.
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