The chairperson of South Africa’s Section 89 Impeachment Committee, Makashule Gana, files an affidavit opposing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent court application aimed at stopping the committee’s work. The matter is set to be heard in the Western Cape High Court next month, according to the report.
The affidavit responds to Ramaphosa’s request that the impeachment process be halted while the legal challenge is considered. Gana’s submission indicates the committee intends to continue its proceedings and contests the basis on which the president seeks to prevent the committee from carrying out its functions.
The reports describe this as an attempt to use the courts to pause the Section 89 inquiry, with the next procedural step being the high court hearing in the Western Cape. The information provided does not detail the specific legal arguments raised by either side, but it confirms the existence of the court challenge, the committee’s formal opposition through an affidavit, and the scheduled court date next month.
