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techcentral.co.zaSouth African Parliament Restarts Ramaphosa Impeachment Inquiry After Constitutional Court Ruling
The 31-member Section 89 Impeachment Committee will elect a chairperson and set procedures after the Constitutional Court ordered Parliament to restart the process over the 2020 Phala Phala theft.
citizen.co.zaSouth Africa Constitutional Court Rules Rejected Asylum Seekers Cannot Submit New Applications
The court overturned a Supreme Court of Appeal ruling on 13 May 2026, finding that current legislation does not allow repeat asylum applications. Human rights organisations and immigrant community leaders expressed disappointment, warning that rejected applicants could face depor…
Al JazeeraSouth Africa’s Ramaphosa Faces Impeachment Inquiry Over 2020 Cash Theft Allegations
President Cyril Ramaphosa refused to resign after a Constitutional Court ruling revived a 2022 parliamentary report on allegations that he covered up a 2020 burglary at his Phala Phala ranch where foreign currency was stolen. The multi-party committee will investigate whether he…
SemaforConstitutional Court Orders Parliament to Restart Ramaphosa Impeachment Inquiry
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced late on May 12, 2026, that he will challenge a Constitutional Court ruling ordering parliament to restart an impeachment inquiry over his handling of the 2020 theft at his Phala Phala game farm. The court found parliament's earlie…
mg.co.zaSouth African President Ramaphosa Rejects Calls to Resign After Constitutional Court Ruling on Phala Phala Scandal
President Cyril Ramaphosa said he will not resign following a Constitutional Court judgment that set aside a 2022 National Assembly vote and ordered the Phala Phala farm theft report referred to an impeachment committee. Ramaphosa announced he will seek judicial review of the ind…
Abc NewsSouth African Parliament to Form Impeachment Committee on Ramaphosa Cash Allegations
South Africa's Parliament announced it will establish an impeachment committee to review four-year-old allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa hid the theft of more than $500,000 in cash from his game ranch. The move follows a Constitutional Court ruling that a 2022 parliament…
SemaforSouth African Court Orders Revival of Impeachment Inquiry Against President
South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that parliament acted unlawfully when it blocked impeachment proceedings against the president in 2022. The decision revives scrutiny over the 2020 theft of about $580,000 in foreign currency from the president's Phala Phala game farm. Op…
Substrate placeholder — needs reviewSouth Korea's Constitutional Court Refers Petition Challenging Insurrection Tribunal Law to Full Bench
South Korea's Constitutional Court has referred a petition by former President Yoon Suk Yeol challenging a new insurrection tribunal law to its full nine-member bench. The law, passed in December and effective the following month, establishes specialized benches for insurrection…
dailynk.comSouth Korea's Constitutional Court Advances Review of Yoon Suk Yeol's Challenge to Special Counsel Law
South Korea's Constitutional Court referred a complaint by former President Yoon Suk Yeol to its full nine-member bench for review on April 21, 2026. The complaint challenges a law mandating a special counsel probe into insurrection charges from his 2024 martial law declaration.…