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South Africa's parliament announced it will establish an impeachment committee to investigate President Cyril Ramaphosa over the 'Farmgate' scandal, following a Constitutional Court ruling last week. The scandal involves $4 million in foreign cash stolen from a sofa at his farm. Ramaphosa denies wrongdoing and says he will not resign.
A powerful high-pressure system is driving temperatures 10–15°C above seasonal averages across the western U.S. and Mexico, with extreme heat warnings in California and Arizona. At the same time, South Africa’s Western and Northern Cape provinces are battered by heavy rain and strong winds, raising fears of flash floods and landslides. The weather follows a deadly flooding event earlier this month that killed one person and displaced thousands.
South Africa's Constitutional Court has ruled that parliament violated the constitution by blocking an investigation into President Cyril Ramaphosa over the "Farmgate" scandal, reopening the path to impeachment. The court voided a December 2022 vote and ordered the case sent to the impeachment committee, though removing Ramaphosa still requires a two-thirds parliamentary majority.
Three of six passengers who fell ill aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship have died, with one person in intensive care, according to the WHO. The ship was traveling from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Cape Verde when the suspected hantavirus outbreak occurred.
Bellarmine Mugabe, youngest son of late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, was ordered deported from South Africa after pleading guilty to brandishing a toy gun as a real weapon and illegal residence. The Johannesburg court also fined him $36,000. His cousin, Tobias Matonhodze, was sentenced to three years in prison for attempted murder and other charges, and will be deported after serving his term. Judge Renier Boshoff noted the lenient sentences were due to the defendants' guilty pleas and lack of prior convictions.
Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, son of late Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, has been fined and deported from South Africa after pleading guilty to immigration and weapons charges. The charges were unrelated to a February shooting at the family home that left an employee injured. His cousin was sentenced to three years in prison for attempted murder and other offenses.
