President Cyril Ramaphosa's legal team argued in the Western Cape High Court that the independent Phala Phala panel denied him vital legal protection by applying the wrong test when assessing evidence for a possible impeachment inquiry, according to TimesLIVE. The challenge forms part of Ramaphosa's ongoing legal battle over the panel's findings related to the Phala Phala farm scandal.
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