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Ramaphosa avoided an impeachment vote in 2022 when his party, the African National Congress (ANC), used its majority in parliament to block a motion, even after an independent report raised questions about his conduct and recommended a full investigation.
South Africa’s Constitutional Court said that it would hear next month a petition filed by two opposition parties to revive impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal involving more than USD 500,000 in cash that was hidden in a sofa at his ranch and then stolen.
Ramaphosa avoided an impeachment vote in 2022 when his party, the African National Congress (ANC), used its majority in parliament to block a motion, even after an independent report raised questions about his conduct and recommended a full investigation.
The ANC has since been joined by nine other parties in a broad coalition to govern South Africa, calming some of the criticism leveled at Mr Ramaphosa over the scandal.
However, two parties that are not part of the unity government, the far-left Economic Freedom Fighters and the Movement for the Transformation of Africa, have filed papers with the country’s highest court, arguing that parliament has failed to properly fulfill its constitutional role of holding the president to account.
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Ramaphosa has been accused by opposition parties of tax evasion, money laundering, and breaching foreign exchange laws. He has denied wrongdoing and said the money came from legitimate sales of animals on the ranch but has not explained why it was hidden in furniture.
