Ramaphosa refuses to resign as Parliament opens impeachment committee over Phala Phala

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

President Cyril Ramaphosa told the nation in a televised address Monday that he will not resign over the Phala Phala farm cash scandal, after South Africa’s Constitutional Court last week revived impeachment proceedings against him and ordered Parliament to re-examine the allegations. Parliament announced plans the following day to establish an impeachment committee to reinvestigate the matter. Ramaphosa said he would contest the report that criticised his handling of the 2020 robbery at his Phala Phala farm and rejected the calls to step down.

The Government of National Unity's second year arrives with its coalition mechanics tested

Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The South African Government of National Unity entered its second year in May 2026 facing its most consequential cohesion test since formation. The ANC, DA, and Freedom Front Plus — the three largest coalition members — have publicly disagreed on Black Economic Empowerment, land restitution, the Expropriation Act, and the direction of fiscal policy. The Phala Phala impeachment proceedings now compound those tensions with a question about the presidency itself.

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Ramaphosa refuses to resign as Parliament opens impeachment committee over Phala Phala

The Government of National Unity's second year arrives with its coalition mechanics tested