With Parliament now forced to reopen the impeachment inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa, we find ourselves at a critical crossroads. An impeachment committee means public hearings, testifying under oath, and a level of scrutiny he has managed to avoid for years.
Should President Ramaphosa resign before the impeachment committee begins?
Please read the second (dissenting) judgment on Phala Phala as well as the main one by Maya CJ for a balanced view. I posted about that on a separate post but here is a summary again
Thanks for sharing! I have shared your post with some of our journos.
If the money wasn’t stolen from taxpayers, I see no issue. This is an unpopular opinion, but it is a hill I am willing to defend.
I gave you a heart 
because I largely agree with you except to back this opinion I would want a more nuanced argument, e.g., a clearer distinction between corruption and committing an offence. Ramaphosa, via his assistants and aids (latter are paid from public purse), did commit offences and the impropriety was not appropriate for a President, but impeachment should surely relate to ‘serious crimes and misdemeanors’ that involve notable public investment directly or indirectly?
The economic risk of impeachment is clear and present. Does the ANC have a suitable alternative or will the DA force an illegitimate alternative through under the GNU agreement? That will cause riots from MK and EFF. There is no positive outcome should CR be ousted. He is a lame duck at the moment. Let him bat out the inning for the good of the country. My position will only change if the money in the couch was stolen from the taxpayer.
full disclosure: I flipped on Zuma when the source of his Nkandla funds became known. So I have a history of rationalising in this way until there is clear evidence.
Richard Poplak: its not only WMC that does not want Ramaphosa to step down!
Everyone is entitled to their own private business ventures it’s true, I think what ticks of most people is the fact that it was hidden, in a couch no less, in dollars no less. What was he hiding? Tax avoidance? Bribe money? I think the whole situation has more to do with loosing trust.
And in politics today, it is more about what the people want and what can be done to boost the agenda of individual politicians rather than what the evidence says. I think he will receive to much pressure from inside and out to step down, whether he is guilty or not, whether it is taxpayer money or not.