Mbenenge halts impeachment proceedings with interim interdict
Mbenenge secures interim court order halting impeachment process “Pending the determination of the review relief in Part B, the third [parliament] and fourth [National Assembly] respondents are interdicted and restrained from acting upon the decisions of the first [Judicial Service Commission (JSC)] taken on 5 March 2026, not to proceed with the impeachment proceedings in terms of section 177(1) of the Constitution,” the interim order read.
The High Court has barred parliament and President Cyril Ramaphosa from commencing proceedings pending review of the JSC misconduct findings.
JSC recommended president suspend Judge President The JSC says that in accordance with section 20(1) of the Judicial Service Commission Act, the commission met on 7 July 2026 to review written submissions on whether Mbenenge should be suspended in terms of section 177(3) of the constitution.
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