(In South Africa) Mpofu Challenges Legality of Ramaphosa’s Move on Minister Senzo Mchunu

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Advocate Dali Mpofu has strongly criticized President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent handling of Minister Senzo Mchunu’s position, arguing in court that the president's actions are unconstitutional.

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Mpofu told the court that placing Mchunu on special leave and appointing Professor Firoz Cachalia to act in his stead was clearly unlawful. He contended that the President’s move lacked legal grounding and introduced unnecessary confusion into the executive process.

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Backing his argument, Mpofu emphasized that the language used in the President’s statement — describing both the leave and the appointment in definitive, past-tense terms — further underlined the irregularity of the decision.