South Africa’s Parliament Section 89 Impeachment Committee has decided to appeal a Western Cape High Court ruling that stops public impeachment hearings involving President Cyril Ramaphosa. According to reports, the committee’s decision follows the court’s intervention that halted the process, affecting the planned public phase of the impeachment inquiry. The appeal means the dispute over whether and how the impeachment hearings can proceed is set to move to a higher court. The sources indicate that the committee is seeking to overturn the ruling and resume the hearings, though the timing and conditions of any further public proceedings depend on how the appeal is handled by the appellate court. The decision also keeps the impeachment process within the legal framework, as parties continue to contest the court’s order. Any outcome of the appeal could either restore the hearings or confirm the halt, shaping the next steps in the impeachment process.