JOHANNESBURG - President Cyril Ramaphosa has launched an urgent court application aimed at stopping the impeachment inquiry from proceeding in Parliament.
The application seeks an order preventing the National Assembly and its impeachment committee from commencing proceedings while a separate review application is still before the courts.
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The president has filed papers in the High Court in Cape Town.
The court is now expected to determine whether the inquiry should be paused pending the outcome of the broader review case.