The Mail & Guardian | 15.05.2026 05:30
Ahead of South Africa’s critical 4 November 2026 local government elections, with no clear successor and not wanting to give his detractors the victory of being responsible for ending his presidency, President Cyril Ramaphosa, rather than resigning or facing an impeachment inquiry, has decided to go for the “Stalingrad” legal option of challenging or stalling a parliamentary probe.