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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 18
South Africa Impeachment Panel Opposes Ramaphosa Bid to Halt June 24 Inquiry
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 18

South Africa Impeachment Panel Opposes Ramaphosa Bid to Halt June 24 Inquiry

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 18

Summary

  • South Africa’s impeachment panel said it will fight President Cyril Ramaphosa’s court bid to stop its inquiry into his handling of a robbery at his game farm.
  • The committee also plans to ask the National Assembly speaker to join its opposition to Ramaphosa’s interdict application, widening the institutional pushback.
  • June 24 is the panel’s next key date, when lawmakers are due to review draft terms of reference and the process for appointing evidence leaders.
  • The dispute keeps alive an impeachment-track investigation centered on whether Ramaphosa’s response to the farm robbery warrants further parliamentary action.

Insights

Can Ramaphosa's legal challenge halt the impeachment inquiry that a top court just revived?
Will South Africa's new unity government survive the impeachment battle against its own president?