South African court pauses impeachment process against president

The ‘Farmgate’ scandal nearly cost President Cyril Ramaphosa the leadership of his African National Congress in 2022.Published On 24 Jul 202624 Jul 2026South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has won a court challenge temporarily halting a parliamentary impeachment process over misconduct allegations linked to the “Farmgate” scandal.The Western Cape High Court granted Ramaphosa an “interim interdict” that temporarily prevents the impeachment committee from proceeding with public hearings while the president challenges the legality of a 2022 report that found he “may have committed” serious violations and misconduct.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3South Africa’s immigration crackdown divides Johannesburg’s inner citylist 2 of 3More than 900 arrested during South Africa’s antimigrant protestslist 3 of 3How is South Africa dealing with immigration?end of list“Pending the determination by this court of the applicant’s review … respondents are interdicted from proceeding with a public impeachment hearing,” Judge Andre le Grange announced on Friday.“Farmgate”, a scandal involving half a million dollars stashed in a sofa at Ramaphosa’s ranch, nearly cost the president the le...