It's an unusual case in that it mixes elements of caper with elements of conspiracy and has huge potential consequences. Formerly, the panel's report goes to MPs who then decide whether or not to begin impeachment proceedings against Mr Ramaphosa. The other thing that could happen is that before Parliament or the ANC decides his fate, the president decides his own fate.
South Africa’s leader says a pile of cash stashed in a sofa represents no wrongdoing. The outcome of an investigation could be the undoing of his presidency and his party. We examine Britain’s hydrogen-economy plans as representing the tradeoffs that many countries will face. And remembering Jay Pasachoff, the world’s foremost expert on and exponent of eclipses.
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