UPDATE | Ramaphosa to Address the Nation on Monday Evening at 20:00
The court ordered Parliament to revisit the Phala Phala report after finding the 2022 vote blocking impeachment unconstitutional.
- On Monday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation from the Union Buildings, declaring he will not resign after the Constitutional Court revived impeachment proceedings over the Phala Phala scandal.
- Chief Justice Mandisa Maya delivered the ruling last Friday, declaring the National Assembly's December 2022 vote to block impeachment unconstitutional and invalid, ordering Parliament to refer the panel's report to an Impeachment Committee.
- Ramaphosa faces allegations involving about $4 million in stolen foreign currency hidden in furniture at his Phala Phala farm; an independent panel previously concluded he "may have committed" serious misconduct.
- The African National Congress has scheduled a special National Executive Committee meeting to deliberate, while independent political analyst Daniel Silke warned the timing creates pressure before upcoming municipal elections.
- Emphasizing his commitment to the Constitution, Ramaphosa pledged to continue serving South Africans and to strengthen institutions safeguarding democracy, vowing to protect the rule of law against abuse or criminal interests.
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Ramaphosa stands firm as impeachment probe looms over Phala Phala scandal
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa refuses to resign after reinstatement of impeachment proceedings
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa ruled out resigning on Monday and said he would mount a legal challenge to impeachment proceedings against him in court over a $4 million cash-heist scandal. The case resurfaced last week after a court decision overturned the rejection of a 2022 parliamentary report which concluded that Ramaphosa “may have committed” serious violations and misconduct. The 73-year-old head of state was accused of hiding fr…
Farmgate: Ramaphosa Addresses South Africa Amid Impeachment Revival
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is addressing the nation as impeachment proceedings are revived over a scandal involving stolen cash. Dubbed 'Farmgate,' the controversy questions his stance on corruption. The ANC has called a special meeting, while analysts speculate on the implications for Ramaphosa’s legacy.
'I remain here and am not resigning,' Ramaphosa tells South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced his decision to approach the courts to review the Section 89 panel’s report in the Phala Phala matter and confirmed that he is not resigning. He said he will proceed with his initial plan from 2022 to take the independent panel’s report on review on an expeditious basis. Ramaphosa challenges Section 89 report in court “Since a criminal complaint was laid against me in June 2022, I have consistently maintai…
‘I will not resign’, Ramaphosa says – The Mail & Guardian
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will not resign despite a Constitutional Court ruling on the Phala Phala matter and the initiation of parliamentary steps towards an impeachment inquiry, maintaining that nothing in the judgment requires him to step down. Addressing the nation on Monday, Ramaphosa said: “I therefore respectfully want to make it clear that I will not resign.” He said the ruling by the Constitutional Court had generated “much comm…
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