Ramaphosa Readies Court Fight as Impeachment Process Takes Shape

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is preparing to mount a two-pronged legal challenge to block an impeachment hearing into an alleged cover-up of a burglary at his game farm.

Ramaphosa’s lawyers are finalizing the applications after the nation’s top court last week revived an investigation into whether his handling of the theft of foreign exchange from the wildlife ranch in 2020 breached the constitution, according to people familiar with the matter. The inquiry threatens to reopen a politically damaging scandal months before the country holds local elections.