South African parliament on Tuesday voted against starting an impeachment process against President Cyril Ramaphosa, the parliament’s speaker said. Lawmakers voted to reject a report by a panel of experts that found preliminary evidence Ramaphosa may have committed misconduct over a stash of foreign currency hidden at his private game …
Read More »South Africa: opposition calls for polls on Ramaphosa scandal
South Africa’s opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party plans to table a motion in parliament calling for an early election, as President Cyril Ramaphosa grapples with a scandal that has the potential to cost him his function. Accused of covering up a $4 million theft from his farm in 2020, including …
Read More »South Africa: President Ramaphosa threatened with dismissal
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a possible threat of impeachment following the “Farmgate” scandal that broke in June. The president has been accused of covering up a $4m theft from his farm in 2020, including kidnapping and bribing the burglars into silence. A three-volume report from an independent panel …
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