A political battle for survival: Ramaphosa faces pressure, but the ruling party stands by him.

Written by: Mohammed Omran

Political tensions are escalating in South Africa as the debate over the future of President Cyril Ramaphosa intensifies, following legal action that has reopened the case of his impeachment over allegations of money being stolen from his private farm.

While the opposition intensifies its pressure to oust him, the African National Congress party has come out to affirm its full support for the president, arguing that the recent court rulings have not proven his guilt or warranted his removal.

Ramaphosa faces pressure, but the ruling party stands by him.

The crisis presents Ramaphosa with one of the toughest political challenges since he took office, at a time when the country is experiencing political division and public anticipation of the outcome of the case.

The African National Congress (ANC), the political party of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, announced that it fully supports him even as the opposition continues to demand his resignation.

Ramaphosa is accused of misconduct for failing to report to the police the theft of large sums of money from his game reserve four years ago.

The party's secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula, said: "The Constitutional Court did not order the impeachment trial of the president, the court did not find the president guilty of anything, and the court did not order the president's removal from office. The court did not endorse the findings of the independent commission stipulated in Article 89," this is what Fikile Mbalula, the secretary-general of the African National Congress, stated.

A court issued a ruling last week stating that impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa, which were blocked by parliament in 2022, could continue.

A parliamentary impeachment committee was formed, but Ramaphosa ruled out resigning.

At the time of the election, Cyril Ramaphosa announced that he did not intend to resign from his position, and that he planned to appeal the report containing findings against him.

This came in a speech to the nation on Monday, May 11, 2026, in which the president said he was facing calls to resign from his position because of the ruling, noting that he had also been encouraged not to resign.

He explained that there is nothing in the Constitutional Court’s ruling that compels him to resign, adding: “I want to make it clear that I will not resign. Resigning now would mean surrendering to those who seek to obstruct the rebuilding of our society.”.