ANC acting secretary-general Paul Mashatile told the media following Monday’s special NEC meeting that the party would vote to oppose the establishment of the inquiry.
At a specially convened meeting of the National Assembly’s programme committee on Monday night, political party whips agreed with a proposal from the ANC, to postpone the debate to allow for logistical arrangements.
MPs at the National Assembly are set to debate the Phala Phala matter next week, following the release of a Section 89 panel report which found that the president may have breached the Constitution and broke anti-corruption laws.