Court halts impeachment hearing against South Africa president Ramaphosa over $580,000 scandal
A South African court ruled on Friday in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to pause impeachment proceedings against him over a scandal involving half-a-million dollars stashed in a sofa at his ranch.
Ramaphosa asked the Western Cape High Court to stop the work of a parliamentary impeachment committee until his review of a November 2022 report that found he “may have committed” serious violations and misconduct.
However, the Constitutional Court overturned the parliament vote in May this year, leading to the establishment of the parliamentary impeachment committee.
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