South Africa president faces call to resign after court ruling
Key takeaways
- The judgement may result in fresh impeachment proceedings.
- The ruling came after a legal challenge by opposition parties, including Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
- The theft led to allegations that he had not accounted for where the cash had come from.
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Richard Kagoe Reuters. The ruling could mean that Cyril Ramaphosa will face an impeachment vote in parliament Leading South African opposition figure Julius Malema has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to resign after the Constitutional Court ruled that parliament had violated the constitution by blocking moves to impeach him in 2022.
The judgement may result in fresh impeachment proceedings.
The ruling came after a legal challenge by opposition parties, including Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). A panel of legal experts had originally said that Ramaphosa may have a case to answer after burglars stole more than $500,000 in cash, hidden in a sofa, from his rural home.