The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) criticises a decision by South Africa’s Constitutional Court not to hear an urgent appeal against a Western Cape High Court order that halts public hearings linked to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s impeachment.
The dispute centers on the Western Cape High Court ruling that suspends the Section 89 impeachment process’s public hearings by Parliament’s Section 89 Impeachment Committee. The Constitutional Court’s refusal to hear the urgent matter leaves the suspension in place for now. While the EFF frames the outcome as a setback to the impeachment process, the available reporting focuses on the procedural impact of the courts’ decisions rather than providing additional arguments or alternative timelines from other parties.
Across outlets, the key common point is that the Constitutional Court declines to intervene at this stage, meaning the public phase of the impeachment process remains paused pending further legal steps.
