South Africa’s Constitutional Court issues urgent directions in the dispute over an appeal brought by President Cyril Ramaphosa against an earlier order affecting Parliament’s impeachment process. The Western Cape High Court previously suspended Parliament’s impeachment inquiry. The matter is now before the Constitutional Court, which sets timeframes for the parties to respond to the challenge. Under the court’s directions, the opposing parties are given until August 5 to submit their responses. The instructions are framed as urgent, reflecting the time-sensitive nature of the impeachment proceedings and the ongoing legal contest over whether Parliament’s inquiry should continue while the appeal is considered. The Constitutional Court’s timetable indicates the case will proceed through further legal submissions after the August 5 deadline, as the court weighs the arguments on the suspension and the appeal. The decision does not, in itself, resolve the merits of the appeal, but it advances the procedural stage of the case toward a further hearing or consideration by the court.