South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa wins bid to temporarily halt impeachment inquiry over 'Farmgate' - BBC News

Ramaphosa has faced scrutiny following the theft of large sums of cash from his private farm in 2020.

Image source, Bloomberg via Getty ImagesImage caption, Ramaphosa has been haunted by the theft of large sums of cash from his private farm in 2020

A South African court has ruled in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa's bid to temporarily halt a parliamentary inquiry looking into whether he should be impeached over what has been dubbed the "Farmgate" scandal.

In 2022, an independent panel said Ramaphosa might have a case to answer after burglars stole huge sums of cash, hidden in a sofa, from his private farm. The president denied any wrongdoing.

At the time MPs voted against establishing an impeachment inquiry, but in May the Constitutional Court ruled that parliament had acted unlawfully by shelving the panel's report.

Ramaphosa is now challenging the findings of the panel in a separate court case to be heard in September.