The move comes after the Constitutional Court recently referred the report back to Parliament, clearing the way for impeachment proceedings to continue.
Following that ruling, Parliament also announced the MPs who will sit on the committee that will decide whether Ramaphosa should face impeachment.
[BREAKING] President Cyril Ramaphosa has filed his application to review & set aside the s89 Independent Panel Report. The President submits that the panel misunderstood its mandate & failed to consider if there was sufficient evidence to show a serious violation.@Newzroom405 pic.twitter.com/BHBEGvZn4e
— Zoleka Qodashe (@ZOLEKV_Q) May 26, 2026
In papers lodged at the Western Cape High Court, Ramaphosa argues that the panel’s findings and recommendations should be declared unlawful and set aside.
The report had found “prima facie evidence of a serious violation of the constitution, law, and serious misconduct,” which the president is now challenging.
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Compiled by Betha Madhomu
