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Cyril Ramaphosa mounts defense against impeachment push - Semafor South African President Cyril Ramaphosa launched a legal bid to block revived efforts to impeach him, a counter-offensive that ties his political survival to the credibility of Pretoria’s most respected institutions. The challenge comes almost two weeks after alandmark Constitutional Court rulingordered parliament to restart an impeachment inquiry into Ramaphosa’s handling of the theft of $580,000 cash hidden inside a sofa at his Phala Phala private game farm. In a sworn statement, Ramaphosa asked judges to overturn the 2022independent panel’s recommendationthat he may have committed serious misconduct, calling its findings “irrational” and based on “hearsay.” Ramaphosa listed previous investigations by the National Prosecuting Authority, the tax agency, the central bank, and the Public Protector, that cleared him of wrongdoing. A guilty verdict could cast a damaging shadow over these bodies, undermining public trust and investor confidence in Africa’s biggest economy. —Tiisetso Motsoeneng

Ramaphosa argues impeachment inquiry should wait for court review ... Home»News»South Africa»Courts Compiled byMolefe Seeletsa Journalist 4 minute read 13 June 2026 07:58 am President Cyril Ramaphosa during a parliamentary session at the Nieuwmeester Dome in Cape Town on 19 February 2026. Picture: Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas President Cyril Ramaphosa has taken urgent legal steps to stop Parliament’s impeachment inquiry into the Phala Phala scandal. On Friday, 12 June 2026, Ramaphosa filed a notice of motion in the Western Cape High Court in Cape Town, seeking an order to prevent the parliamentary impeachment committee from proceeding with its work. The urgent interdict application comes alongside a broader legal challenge launched by the president, in which he is asking the same court toreview and set asidethe findings of the Section 89 independent panel, which was chaired by former chief justice, Sandile Ngcobo. The panel, in its report, previously found there wasprima facieevidence suggesting Ramaphosa has questions to answer over the theft of approximately $580 000 (about R9.6 million) from his Phala Phala game farm in Limpopo in February 2020. The legal developments…

South Africa: Impeachment Committee Vows to Fight Ramaphosa's Court Bid to Block Its Work [Daily Maverick] A legal showdown looms that will decide whether President Cyril Ramaphosa is able to delay his impeachment hearing, possibly for years.

Ramaphosa claims irreparable harm if impeachment proceedings occur ... President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will suffer irreparable harm if Parliament continues with impeachment proceedings before the High Court can consider the validity of the report that has triggered the Section 89 inquiry. Ramaphosa filed another application against Parliament on Friday - this time to interdict the proceedings after previously saying he would not do so. ALSO READ: Impeachment Committee weighs Ramaphosa’s legal bid to halt Phala Phala probe Parliament’s impeachment process against Ramaphosa could face delays Ramaphosa launches urgent court bid against parliamentary impeachment process Ramaphosa said his hand has been forced after Parliament refused to stay proceedings at his request. The Impeachment Committee is set to determine whether Ramaphosa breached the law after United States (US) dollars were stolen from his farm Phala Phala in February 2020. In his latest court affidavit, Ramaphosa said he has no choice but to file this application because there’s a strong likelihood that Parliament will begin its impeachment proceedings before his review application is heard in the first week of Septembe…

Ramaphosa says he'll 'suffer irreparable harm' if impeachment process ... ByNonkululeko Njilo 16 June 2026 As the EFF and ATM prepare to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent bid to halt Parliament’s Phala Phala impeachment inquiry, the President insists he had ‘no option’ but to approach the courts, arguing that the Constitutional Court ruling has revived a report that could ultimately threaten his presidency. Nearly four years after Parliament appeared to bury the Section 89 panel report into the Phala Phala theft, President Cyril Ramaphosa says a Constitutional Court judgment has brought it back to life. The President is seeking an urgent court order to stop Parliament’s impeachment committee from beginning its work, arguing that the court’s ruling transformed a politically dormant report into the trigger for a process that could ultimately end his presidency. In papers filed in the Western Cape High Court on Friday, 12 June, Ramaphosa argues that the Constitutional Court’s Mayjudgmentfundamentally changed the legal status of thereport compiled by a panelchaired by retired Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo, which foundprima facieevidence that he may have committed serious v…

South Africa: Ramaphosa Says He'll 'Suffer Irreparable Harm' If Impeachment Process Continues Before Court Review [Daily Maverick] As the EFF and ATM prepare to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa's urgent bid to halt Parliament's Phala Phala impeachment inquiry, the President insists he had 'no option' but to approach the courts, arguing that the Constitutional Court ruling has revived a report that could ultimately threaten his presidency.

South Africa top court revives impeachment inquiry against ... The ruling is likely to heap fresh pressure on Cyril Ramaphosa and the ANC, which has been shedding support over unmet policy pledges and persistent accusations of corruption and weak governance. JOHANNESBURG (AFP) — South Africa’s top court on Friday overturned a vote in Parliament that quashed the opening of impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a $4 million cash-heist scandal. Ramaphosa is accused of hiding from police and tax authorities a 2020 break-in and theft of large sums of foreign currency allegedly stashed in furniture at his luxury Phala Phala farmhouse in the northern Limpopo province. An independent panel later said he “may have committed” serious violations and misconduct. But Parliament, then controlled by his African National Congress (ANC) party, declined in 2022 to open impeachment proceedings that could have forced him from office. “It is declared that the vote of the National Assembly taken on 13 December 2022 … is inconsistent with the Constitution, invalid, and it is set aside,” the Constitutional Court’s Chief Justice Mandisa Maya said. It ordered that the indepen…

South Africa: Impeachment Committee Vows to Fight Ramaphosa's Court Bid to Block Its Work [Daily Maverick] A legal showdown looms that will decide whether President Cyril Ramaphosa is able to delay his impeachment hearing, possibly for years.

South Africa: Ramaphosa Faces Parliament As Phala Phala Heat Rises [Scrolla] Ramaphosa will deliver the Presidency budget vote while MPs prepare to grill his administration over Phala Phala and his leadership. Rise Mzansi MP Makashule Gana has been elected to chair the impeachment committee probing the Phala Phala scandal.

Impeachment committee to fight Ramaphosa's bid to halt it A legal showdown looms that will decide whether President Cyril Ramaphosa is able to delay his impeachment hearing, possibly for years. By Reitumetse Pilane 18 Jun 2026 A legal battle will determine if President Cyril Ramaphosa can delay an impeachment hearing connected to the Phala Phala farm scandal. (Photo: Dwayne Senior / Bloomberg via Getty Images) | (Unsplash) Dive Deeper Speed Read Summary Listen Dive Deeper Parliament’s impeachment committee has resolved to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent interdict application to halt its work while he challenges the report that found he has a case to answer regarding the Phala Phala saga. The committee will join the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and African Transformation Movement (ATM), which have already indicated they will oppose Ramaphosa’s application. The committee will also lobby Speaker Thoko Didiza to oppose the interdict. The interdict case will essentially determine whether Ramaphosa can delay his impeachment hearing, possibly for years if appeals are considered, and avoid tough and potentially embarrassing and damaging questions regarding his response to the…

South Africa: Ramaphosa Says He'll 'Suffer Irreparable Harm' If ... As the EFF and ATM prepare to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa's urgent bid to halt Parliament's Phala Phala impeachment inquiry, the President insists he had 'no option' but to approach the courts, arguing that the Constitutional Court ruling has revived a report that could ultimately threaten his presidency. Nearly four years after Parliament appeared to bury the Section 89 panel report into the Phala Phala theft, President Cyril Ramaphosa says a Constitutional Court judgment has brought it back to life. The President is seeking an urgent court order to stop Parliament's impeachment committee from beginning its work, arguing that the court's ruling transformed a politically dormant report into the trigger for a process that could ultimately end his presidency. In papers filed in the Western Cape High Court on Friday, 12 June, Ramaphosa argues that the Constitutional Court's Mayjudgmentfundamentally changed the legal status of thereport compiled by a panelchaired by retired Chief Justice Sandile Ngcobo, which foundprima facieevidence that he may have committed serious violations of the Constitution and the law…

South Africa: Ramaphosa Faces Parliament As Phala Phala Heat Rises [Scrolla] Ramaphosa will deliver the Presidency budget vote while MPs prepare to grill his administration over Phala Phala and his leadership. Rise Mzansi MP Makashule Gana has been elected to chair the impeachment committee probing the Phala Phala scandal.

South Africa: Ramaphosa Takes Phala Phala Report to Court, Threatens to Interdict Impeachment Process [Daily Maverick] The President has filed an application to the Western Cape high court urging that it review and set aside the Section 89 panel report and invalidate any actions taken by the National Assembly pursuant to it.