South Africa: Top court to decide if impeachment proceedings against the president can be revived

Source: SFGate

“South Africa’s Constitutional Court said Thursday that it would hear a case next month brought by two opposition parties to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal involving more than $500,000 in cash that was hidden in a couch at his ranch and then stolen. Ramaphosa avoided an impeachment vote in 2022 when his African National Congress party used its majority in Parliament to block a motion, even after an independent report raised questions over his conduct and recommended there be a full investigation. …two parties who aren’t part of the unity government, the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters and the African Transformation Movement, filed papers with the country’s highest court, arguing that Parliament didn’t properly fulfil its constitutional role in holding the president to account.” (10/03/24)

https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/south-africa-s-top-court-will-decide-if-19813877.php