- The South African parliament voted against the move to begin impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa. The debate before the vote was based on an independent report on the allegation that the President tried to cover up the theft of a large sum of foreign currency from his farm in 2020.
The South African parliament voted against the move to begin impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa. The debate before the vote was based on an independent report on the allegation that the President tried to cover up the theft of a large sum of foreign currency from his farm in 2020. In June 2020, a former South African spy boss, Zuma-ally Arthur Fraser, filed a complaint with police accusing the president of covering up a theft of $4m (£3.25m) in cash at his Phala Phala game farm in 2020.
The African National Congress had lobbied hard with its MPs to block the possible impeachment. However, a few of the ANC members took sides with the opposition parties and voted to accept the report and allow the impeachment proceedings to start.Almost 214 lawmakers voted against setting up an impeachment committee, while 148 voted in favour, with two abstentions.
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The ANC has managed to save their leader who has denied the charges. Mr Ramaphosa, is up for re-election as ANC leader. Now that he has survived the vote, he is likely to win re-election at his party’s conference, which starts on December 16th.Once re-elected, he should be able to become the ANC’s presidential candidate at the next election in 2024. Mr Ramaphosa has sought from the court ,that the findings of the panel are unlawful and set aside.
