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Speaker Thoko Didiza steps back from opposing President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to halt the Phala Phala farm impeachment inquiry, handing the legal battle to the court. With the Speaker now neutral, the impeachment committee and the ATM party remain the only forces standing against the President in this high-stakes showdown. The scandal, which began in February 2020 with the theft of foreign cash from the farm, has become a constitutional and political firestorm, with Ramaphosa insisting the money came from buffalo sales. The committee’s defiance of the President’s request follows a Constitutional Court order, setting the stage for key court dates in July and September. As the judicial process takes center stage, all eyes are on the court’s rulings—and what they mean for accountability, power, and the future of South Africa’s democracy.

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