South African president faces threat of impeachment

The World

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a threat of impeachment following a report that found evidence that he had violated the country’s constitution, in part, by covering up the theft of hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash hidden in a sofa on his farm in 2020. Host Marco Werman speaks with Marianne Merten, journalist at South Africa’s Daily Maverick, about the scandal and its political fallout.

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