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South Africa's President Ramaphosa could be impeached - 3 essential reads on the Phala Phala scandal

South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has an impeachment case to answer. This was the finding of the independent parliamentary panel probing the scandal over the theft of thousands of US dollars stashed illegally on his farm, Phala Phala. The three person panel, headed by former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo, found that the president might have breached the constitution and engaged in corrupt activities.

The panel handed its report to the speaker of parliament for the National Assembly to debate ahead of the president’s possible impeachment at a special sitting of parliament.

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