By Bukola Olasanmi
The ruling ANC party in South Africa is set to meet to hold emergency talks a day after a report into scandal-hit President Cyril Ramaphosa paved the way for his possible impeachment.
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Pressure mounted on Ramaphosa after a special panel probing a burglary scandal at his farm concluded that there was enough evidence to warrant a parliamentary debate on whether he should be removed.
The report established that “the president may have committed… serious violations” of parts of the constitution and anti-corruption laws.
His party’s National Executive Committee will hold urgent talks today at 7pm (1700 GMT) to discuss the farm theft scandal, an ANC official told AFP.
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Coming two weeks before the ANC holds its crucial conference — where it is due to elect new leadership — the report has dealt a serious blow to Ramaphosa’s re-election bid.
The president has also cancelled a scheduled question-and-answer session in parliament Thursday afternoon, his office said.