In an attempt to have the Section 89 independent panel report on Phala Phala declared illegal, President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed a lawsuit in the Western Cape High Court.

Ramaphosa wants the report scrapped — especially the section recommending that Parliament consider impeachment proceedings against him.

Impeachment proceedings cannot continue while Ramaphosa challenges legality of panel’s findings, he says

President tells court panel misinterpreted mandate, failed to exclude hearsay evidence