South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers are preparing a court challenge against an advisory panel report that said there may be grounds for his impeachment, as governing party officials continue talks on how to respond to the damning findings.
Ramaphosa considered quitting after the panel said he may have committed serious misconduct and constitutional violations because of the way he handled the theft of at least $580,000 stashed in a sofa at his game farm in 2020.
On Saturday, presidential spokesman Vincent Magwenya said that option was off the table and Ramaphosa will seek a second term as leader of the governing African National Congress at its elective conference later this month. The National Assembly is scheduled to consider the panel’s report on Dec. 6.
