The Phala Phala incident was deeply embarrassing to President Cyril Ramaphosa, so the ANC quickly swept it under the carpet. The Constitutional Court on Friday unswept it.
The result is a small avalanche of questions about what happens next, on what basis the decision was made, and most crucially, whether there is a chance Ramaphosa might actually be successfully impeached.
To answer those questions in reverse: successful impeachment is technically possible – that is the maximal outcome – but it remains unlikely. There is no question, however, that the process from here on out is going to be deeply embarrassing.
As it stands, the independent panel chaired by former chief…
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