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South Africa·Democracy

South Africa's Ramaphosa receives party backing after Constitutional Court ruling

Saturday, 16 May 2026, 06:24 · 1 min read

South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) has thrown its full support behind President Cyril Ramaphosa after the Constitutional Court last week revived impeachment proceedings linked to the so-called "Farmgate" scandal, in which roughly four million dollars in cash was allegedly stolen from his Phala Phala game farm and went unreported to police. ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula stressed that the court had neither found Ramaphosa guilty nor ordered his removal, and said the president would pursue a legal review of the independent panel report underpinning the case. Ramaphosa has ruled out resigning, and political analysts say the impeachment process faces significant legal and parliamentary hurdles that make any immediate threat to his presidency unlikely.

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