The claim
“South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled that parliament's 2022 decision to block an impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa was unconstitutional, allowing the inquiry to be revived.”
Our verdict
True
The Constitutional Court declared the National Assembly's 13 December 2022 vote to block the impeachment inquiry inconsistent with the Constitution, invalid, and set aside, thereby allowing the inquiry to be revived.
What we found
This is confirmed by multiple independent news reports.
The evidence
2 sources, all background: none settles the claim either way.
- Background
DW reports that the Constitutional Court declared the National Assembly's vote of 13 December 2022 inconsistent with the Constitution, invalid, and set aside, ordering Parliament to reconsider impeachment proceedings against President Ramaphosa.
dw.com· DW report on Constitutional Court ruling - Background
SABC News notes the case was brought by the EFF and ATM regarding the Phala Phala farm theft and that the court found Parliament's 2022 vote unlawful.
sabcnews.com· SABC News context
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