South Africa’s parliament adopts rules for Ramaphosa impeachment committee

CAPE TOWN, June 25 — South Africa’s National Assembly has adopted rules for the Impeachment Committee dealing with President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala case, local media reported on Wednesday.

The rules, adopted on Tuesday evening, give effect to Section 89 inquiry procedures governing the impeachment of a president, according to media reports, paving the way for the committee to begin its work despite Ramaphosa’s court bid to halt the process pending a review of an independent panel report on the case.