South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has won a legal bid to temporarily halt an impeachment inquiry into his conduct, in a case linked to the so-called “Farmgate” scandal that has dogged his administration for years. The ruling gives the president breathing room as courts prepare to weigh the substantive constitutional questions at the heart of […]
A South African court has intervened to pause impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, suspending a process that had threatened to deepen political uncertainty within the governing African National Congress (ANC). The ruling adds a new chapter to the long-running political fallout from the so-called “Farmgate” scandal, which in 2022 brought the president to the
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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has suffered a setback in his efforts to halt a parliamentary committee investigating allegations of misconduct against him, in a case rooted in a controversial episode at his private game farm. With the inquiry set to continue its work, the controversy that first surfaced several years ago is again at
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South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ruled that Parliament acted unconstitutionally in blocking impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over the Farmgate scandal, reviving a process that could lead to his removal from office.
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