Johannesburg, May 12 (IANS) South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced his intention to take an Independent Panel report that suggests he may have violated the constitution for judicial review.Addressing the nation Monday night, following a landmark Constitutional Court ruling the previous Friday, Ramaphosa responded to the court’s directive that Parliament must initiate impeachment proceedings against him.This long-standing legal battle stems from the so-called “Phala Phala” scandal,…
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Johannesburg, May 12 (IANS) South Africa’s National Assembly will reopen impeachment-related proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa following a Constitutional Court ruling, local media reported.The Constitutional Court on earlier ruled that the country’s parliament acted unconstitutionally when it rejected an independent panel report on the Phala Phala matter involving Ramaphosa, reopening the possibility of impeachment proceedings against the head of state, Xinhua news agency reported.Ci…