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Ramaphosa Asks Court to Pause Impeachment Committee While Opponents Vow to Proceed
President Cyril Ramaphosa filed an urgent application on 12 June 2026 to stop the committee until his review of the 2022 panel findings is complete. The committee plans to oppose the bid along with the EFF and ATM.
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President Cyril Ramaphosa filed an urgent application in the Western Cape High Court on 12 June 2026 seeking an interdict to stop Parliament's impeachment committee from conducting any work until his review of the Section 89 panel findings is finalised.
Parliament's impeachment committee has resolved to oppose the application. The committee will also lobby Speaker Thoko Didiza to oppose the interdict.
The Economic Freedom Fighters and African Transformation Movement have already indicated they will oppose Ramaphosa's application. The interdict case will determine whether Ramaphosa can delay his impeachment hearing, possibly for years if appeals are considered.
In November 2022, the Section 89 panel found prima facie evidence that Ramaphosa may have violated the Constitution and committed serious misconduct regarding the Phala Phala farm theft.
The panel stated there was a deliberate intention not to investigate the theft openly. The theft at Ramaphosa's Phala Phala farm involved at least $580,000 and occurred in 2020. The ANC used its majority in Parliament at the time to block further action following the November 2022 panel findings.
AllAfrica reported the details of the filings and the committee's planned response.
