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Parliament's section 89 Impeachment Committee chairperson, Makashule Gana says they will study the Western Cape High Court's full judgment before charting a way forward.

"It was to be expected," says DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach. This, after the Western Cape High Court granted President Cyril Ramsaphosa's interdict against the Section 89 Impeachment Committee.

The Western Cape High Court has ruled in favour of President Cyril Ramaphosa to temporarily interdict the work of Parliament's impeachment committee over the Phala Phala farm scandal.

KwaZulu-Natal taxi boss Thomas Getsemane has used the courts to halt his arrest. He is sought for fraud and extortion. Besides his massive fleet of vehicles, Getsemane has various business interests as well.

With the US-Iran conflict fuelling uncertainty across the Middle East, South Africa is renewing its call for an immediate ceasefire.