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Impeachment Committee Probes $4M Sofa Cash at Ramaphosa Farm

5/13/2026

Summary

Story summary

Parliamentary speaker announced an impeachment committee to investigate Farmgate after the Constitutional Court revived the case.
The committee will examine evidence that $4 million in cash was hidden in a sofa at Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm, which he denies misusing.
The Economic Freedom Fighters and African Transformation Movement filed the impeachment motion demanding Ramaphosa’s resignation, with a no-confidence vote potentially passing with a simple majority if coalition partners join.

History

Historical Context

After the Constitutional Court ruled in March 2016 that Jacob Zuma had failed to uphold the Constitution—providing grounds for a DA-sponsored impeachment that was defeated—the court in 2024 revived again an alleged US$4 million cash-in-sofa case against President Cyril Ramaphosa, prompting the EFF and DA to lodge a new parliamentary impeachment motion in South Africa's parliament.

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Story summary

Parliamentary speaker announced an impeachment committee to investigate Farmgate after the Constitutional Court revived the case.
The committee will examine evidence that $4 million in cash was hidden in a sofa at Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm, which he denies misusing.
The Economic Freedom Fighters and African Transformation Movement filed the impeachment motion demanding Ramaphosa’s resignation, with a no-confidence vote potentially passing with a simple majority if coalition partners join.

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