The Western Cape High Court has granted President Cyril Ramaphosa an interim interdict preventing Parliament from proceeding with a public impeachment hearing against him.
The judgement was handed down on Friday after the court heard arguments from the parties last week.
In its ruling, the court said it had carefully considered the significant issues raised by all parties despite the limited time available because of the matter’s urgency.
The court noted that three separate judgments. The first judgement concluded, for the reasons set out therein, that the president had not met the required threshold for impeachment proceedings to continue. However, the
“The first and second respondents are interdicted from proceeding with the public impeachment hearings in terms of rule 129M of the National Assembly rules.
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In its ruling, the court said it had carefully considered the significant issues raised by all parties despite the limited time available because of the matter's urgency.
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