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Ramaphosa Seeks Court Halt to Impeachment, Overturns Farmgate Finding

6/13/2026

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President Cyril Ramaphosa filed an urgent Johannesburg application to stop the parliamentary impeachment process.
The filing asks the high court first to rule on a separate request to overturn an independent panel’s misconduct findings in the Farmgate case.
Ramaphosa claims $580,000 was stolen from a sofa on his farm in 2020, saying the cash came from buffalo sales.
The high court will hear the case on September 2-4.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa filed an urgent Johannesburg application to stop the parliamentary impeachment process.
The filing asks the high court first to rule on a separate request to overturn an independent panel’s misconduct findings in the Farmgate case.
Ramaphosa claims $580,000 was stolen from a sofa on his farm in 2020, saying the cash came from buffalo sales.
The high court will hear the case on September 2-4.