South African political leader addressing the media during the ANC crisis meeting on Ramaphosa scandal, highlighting political tensions.
South Africa’s parliament will convene an impeachment committee next week to investigate President Cyril Ramaphosa over the “Farmgate” scandal, reviving a controversy that continues to test the country’s fragile coalition politics. The committee’s initial task is to elect a chairperson, with the opposition Democratic Alliance firmly opposed to an African National Congress-aligned pick. While the ANC holds enough National Assembly seats to block an eventual two-thirds impeachment vote, it holds only 9 of the 31 committee seats, giving opposition parties meaningful influence over the inquiry. Meanwhile, Ramaphosa has filed a legal challenge to overturn the report on which the scrutiny is based. The affair chips away at his reform credibility and tests coalition cohesion, with long-term implications for ANC unity and the stability of governance ahead of future elections.
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