CAPE TOWN: A South African court ruled on Friday in favor of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to pause impeachment proceedings against him over a scandal involving half-a-million dollars stashed in a sofa at his ranch. Ramaphosa asked the Western Cape High Court to stop the work of a parliamentary impeachment committee until his review of a November 2022 report that found he “may have committed” serious violations and misconduct.

President Cyril Ramaphosa will know on Friday whether his urgent bid to pause Parliament's impeachment committee has succeeded.

President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a pivotal court ruling this Friday that may decide the future of his impeachment committee amid the ongoing Phala Phala scandal.