CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is not trying to avoid accountability. He is, however, seeking a postponement to resolve a legal problem.
Ramaphosa's court application to halt the Impeachment Committee kicked off on Wednesday and continues into Thursday at the Western Cape High Court.
Lawyers from opposition parties the EFF, MK Party, the African Transformation Movement and United Africans Transformation argue that Ramaphosa failed to make a case for the interdict to be granted.
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They were also at pains to explain to the court that the Parliamentary Impeachment Committee is not unlawful in wanting to carry the order of the Constitutional Court.
Senior Counsel Wim Trengove argues that a temporary pause would allow the court to first determine the lawfulness of the independent panel's report before the current process can continue.