{"id":1031,"date":"2026-08-09T07:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/anc-clarifies-abstention-on-madonsela-vote-was-not-an-objection\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T07:33:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T05:33:02","slug":"anc-clarifies-abstention-on-madonsela-vote-was-not-an-objection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mk-party.co.za\/zu_za\/i-anc-icacisa-ukuthi-ukungavoti-kukamadonsela-kwakungeyona-into-ephikisayo\/","title":{"rendered":"I-ANC icacisa ukuthi ukungavoti kukaMadonsela kwakungeyona into ephikisayo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I-African National Congress (ANC) icacisile ukuthi isinqumo sayo sokungavoti ngokuqokwa kuka-Advocate Thandazani Madonsela SC njengomholi wobufakazi beKomidi Lokuxoshwa KwePhalamende kwakungeyona into yokuphikisa, kodwa ukudalulwa okusemthethweni kokuthi uMadonsela wayenikeze i-ANC iseluleko sezomthetho ngaphambilini ngemithetho nezinqubo zePhalamende zeSigaba 89, ngokusho kwezitatimende zikaNobhala-Jikelele we-ANC uFikile Mbalula kanye nomkhulumeli wePhalamende uMoloto Mothapo ngomhlaka-8 Agasti.<\/p>\n<h4>Ukudalulwa Kucashunwe Njengesizathu Sokungavumi Kwe-ANC<\/h4>\n<p>UFikile Mbalula, encwadini ayibhalele uSomlomo wePhalamende likazwelonke uThoko Didiza, uchaze ukuthi yize i-ANC ithole isiqondiso sezomthetho kuMadonsela, lolu lwazi ludalulwe ukuze kube sobala. Iqembu ligcizelele ukuthi alingabazi ubuqotho bukaMadonsela noma ukuzimela kwakhe. Amaqembu e-Patriotic Alliance kanye ne-Al Jamah nawo awazange avotelwe.<\/p>\n<p>Okhulumela iPhalamende uMoloto Mothapo uthe, \u201cI-ANC ithi ukudalulwa akusikho ukuphikisa isinqumo sekomidi, futhi akungabazi ubuqotho noma ukuzimela kuka-Adv Madonsela SC, kodwa kuhloswe ngakho ukufaka ulwazi ngokusemthethweni erekhodini ngaphambi kokuba inqubo iphothulwe.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Ukubaluleka Kwezepolitiki kanye Nemiphumela Yenqubo<\/h4>\n<p>Lokhu kungazibandakanyi kuza ngesikhathi esibucayi njengoba iPhalamende liqondisa izinqubo zokususa esikhundleni ezibaluleke kakhulu. Imithetho yePhalamende yesigaba 89 ibeka isisekelo sezinqubo ezinjalo, futhi ubudlelwano bangaphambilini phakathi kwe-ANC noMadonsela bungadonsela ukuhlolisiswa. Kodwa-ke, i-ANC kanye nePhalamende zigcizelela ukuthi ukudalulwa akukuthinti ukufaneleka kukaMadonsela esikhundleni sokuba ngumholi wobufakazi.<\/p>\n<p>Isimo se-ANC sigcizelela isidingo sokuvuleleka ezinqubweni zephalamende. IKomidi Lokushushiswa lizoqhubeka nomsebenzi walo noMadonsela njengomholi wobufakazi, kanti iPhalamende kulindeleke ukuthi liqede ngokusemthethweni inqubo yokuqokwa maduze.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I-ANC ithi ukungavoti kwayo ukuqoka u-Advocate Thandazani Madonsela SC kwakungeyona into ephikisayo, iveza isidingo sokucaca ngeseluleko sezomthetho sangaphambilini.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[33,31,772,289,466,812],"class_list":["post-1031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-anc","tag-fikile-mbalula","tag-impeachment-committee","tag-parliament","tag-section-89","tag-thandazani-madonsela"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v21.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ANC clarifies abstention on Madonsela vote was not an objection - 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