Cyril Ramaphosa to seek judicial review of report that accuses him of ‘serious misconduct’

South Africa is facing a prolonged bout of political instability after Cyril Ramaphosa, the embattled president, told supporters he would mount a legal challenge to forestall looming impeachment.

After first telling supporters he was going to resign, Ramaphosa now appears to have decided to seek a judicial review of a report handed over last week by an independent panel appointed by parliament that accused him of “serious misconduct”.

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