A South African court has temporarily halted parliamentary impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, offering the embattled leader a legal reprieve in the long-running $580,000 Phala Phala farm scandal that has shadowed his presidency for nearly four years

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.