Ramaphosa says impeachment inquiry should wait for court ruling, not be scrapped

President Cyril Ramaphosa is asking the courts to temporarily pause Parliament’s impeachment process, not stop it altogether. His legal team argues the inquiry should only continue once the courts decide whether the Section 89 panel report that triggered it is legally valid. The Western Cape High Court heard that the request is simply to preserve the status quo until a review is heard in September. The case follows the Constitutional Court’s ruling that Parliament acted unlawfully when it blocked an impeachment inquiry linked to the Phala Phala scandal. Phemelo speaks to legal expert Mpumelelo Zikalala about what this court battle could mean for the president and Parliament