While state witness Thandiwe Senokwane reported being visited at home three times and pressured to lie, Brown Mogotsi walked back into court and asked to be freed.
Major General Feroz Khan, due to testify at the Madlanga Commission on Tuesday, was shot by two gunmen in Houghton on Sunday night and is in a critical condition in hospital.
ANC KwaZulu-Natal convener Mike Mabuyakhulu warned at a Freedom Charter event in Inanda that anti-immigrant attacks violate the charter and will hurt poor South Africans most.
The EFF has filed a formal motion to remove Speaker Thoko Didiza from office, accusing her of making her decision on Ramaphosa's interdict before seeking legal advice to justify it.
The EFF opened a criminal fraud case against Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane on Thursday 25 June, one day after he lost a defamation case against EFF leader Julius Malema.
Speaker Thoko Didiza received legal advice telling her to oppose President Ramaphosa's bid to freeze the Phala Phala inquiry, but chose not to follow it and the EFF is now exploring legal action against her.
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane lost his defamation case against Julius Malema on Tuesday, signaling that he may appeal and the EFF announced a criminal fraud case against him the same day.
Opposition parties are demanding President Ramaphosa appear before the Phala Phala Impeachment Committee in person, saying its draft terms of reference leave a backdoor open for him to avoid accountability.
