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Will President Cyril Ramaphosa resign? Five questions we answer for you

The shape-shifting Constitutional Court judgment raises fundamental political questions for South Africa’s future. The court ordered on 8 May 2026 that an impeachment committee into President Cyril Ramaphosa’s conduct be established to interrogate the Section 89 impeachment inquiry panel finalised in 2022 and then voted against by an ANC majority later that year. The judgment raises five immediate big political questions.

By Ferial Haffajee

Blog

BLOG: ConCourt orders Parliament to consider impeaching Ramaphosa in EFF victory

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IMPEACHMENT CASE

What ConCourt’s Phala Phala ruling means for Ramaphosa’s future

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PHOTO ESSAY

In pictures: Constitutional Court delivers major Ramaphosa ruling

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THE WEEKEND WRAP

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CARTOON

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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

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TRC Roulette

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WILD WEATHER

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GOLIATH’S CHURCH

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DRUGS AND CORRUPTION

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CARTOON

Lunch Money

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MUNICIPAL DYSFUNCTION

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Maverick Citizen

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PRESSURE BUILDS

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HIGHER EDUCATION

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NOTES FROM A SMALL PLANET

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Long before national parks and environmental law, totem systems protected species and landscapes. Today, they may offer a low-cost, deeply human way to rebuild our relationship with nature.

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ANALYSIS

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POLICE TRAGEDY

Three cops dead after officer slays ex-girlfriend and her new partner in murder-suicide

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IN THE RED

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By Ferial Haffajee

AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Half-truths, questionable claims and evasion as Minister Tolashe appears before parliamentary committee

By Rebecca Davis

ROOTED LEARNING

South African xenophobic violence: when the state retreats, something else governs

By Sipho Mthathi

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defend truth

Will President Cyril Ramaphosa resign? Five questions we answer for you

BLOG: ConCourt orders Parliament to consider impeaching Ramaphosa in EFF victory

What ConCourt’s Phala Phala ruling means for Ramaphosa’s future

In pictures: Constitutional Court delivers major Ramaphosa ruling

Ramaphosa’s future hangs in the balance, Tolashe’s continued SUV half-truths and the Woolies-Beyers Chocolates

Look back in angst

Lee Cronin's The Mummy: A missed opportunity for meaningful storytelling in horror

Turns out, being the boss is the problem

Apartheid generals threatened and blackmailed TRC investigators, inquiry hears

Overflowing Kouga Dam leads to evacuations along flooded river valley

Gabrielle Goliath opens exhibit alongside Venice Biennale despite Gayton McKenzie’s bid to cancel her

Cops let R593 per month security contract lapse before R200m cocaine Hawks building heist

Stitch adds buy now pay later for South African merchants

Lunch Money

‘Joburg is definitely not bankrupt’ — Morero takes on Godongwana over City’s finances

SA loses 6,000 teachers annually, but a targeted mentorship is fighting the mass exodus

Bitget Wallet expands crypto card availability to South Africa

South African trio chases home playoffs as URC race heats up

NSFAS faces another shake-up as Minister Manamela contradicts his earlier promise

Totems: be alert to the creature that chooses you, it may shape your world

Madikwe reserve and the normalisation of killing elephants

Three cops dead after officer slays ex-girlfriend and her new partner in murder-suicide

Bankrupt Joburg imperils national economy, warns Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana

Half-truths, questionable claims and evasion as Minister Tolashe appears before parliamentary committee

Tackling food insecurity: How one teacher’s garden became a national movement

SA ready to defend itself against xenophobia charges at AU — Lamola

Spin

South African xenophobic violence: when the state retreats, something else governs

Daily Crossword Quickie - Fri, 8 May 2026

Business Maverick

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Maverick Citizen

SA loses 6,000 teachers annually, but a targeted mentorship is fighting the mass exodus

South African xenophobic violence: when the state retreats, something else governs

NSFAS faces another shake-up as Minister Manamela contradicts his earlier promise

Tackling food insecurity: How one teacher’s garden became a national movement

Severe weather warnings prompt school closures across Western and Eastern Cape

Maverick Earth

Totems: be alert to the creature that chooses you, it may shape your world

Madikwe reserve and the normalisation of killing elephants

Gut feeling: Wild Coast’s food heritage holds solution to ‘lifestyle’ diseases

Learning by doing: Practical responses to micro-mobility in Cape Town

The great journey out of Africa may have begun at low tide

Scorpio

Molefe ‘slush fund’: ATM data links R11m in cash deposits to ex-Eskom boss locations

Watch — How alleged illicit payments bankrolled Brian Molefe’s lifestyle

Revealed: Brian Molefe’s alleged State Capture era ‘slush fund’

IDT CEO, spokesperson resign ahead of disciplinary hearings over Daily Maverick’s ‘bribe sting'

Inside Collen Mashawana’s ‘political connections’

Johannesburg

Joburgers enjoy a little CBD fun sans motor cars and gridlocked streets

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Joburg spends R23.6m relocating City’s most valuable art to location with security concerns

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Maverick News

What ConCourt’s Phala Phala ruling means for Ramaphosa’s future

Ramaphosa’s future hangs in the balance, Tolashe’s continued SUV half-truths and the Woolies-Beyers Chocolates

In pictures: Constitutional Court delivers major Ramaphosa ruling

BLOG: ConCourt orders Parliament to consider impeaching Ramaphosa in EFF victory

SA loses 6,000 teachers annually, but a targeted mentorship is fighting the mass exodus

Maverick Life

Variations on a Theme: A slow-burn film mixing magical realism with documentary

South African filmmaking duo confronts colonial legacies in internationally award-winning film

Lee Cronin's The Mummy: A missed opportunity for meaningful storytelling in horror

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Fashion is spectacle at the 2026 Met Gala

Op-eds

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Why new evidence demands immediate action on firearm oversight

Civil society welcomes draft whistleblower Bill, but warns that serious risks remain

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Sports