South African President Cyril Ramaphosa asked the Western Cape High Court to set aside the Section 89 panel report, which advised that he face an impeachment inquiry surrounding his actions following a robbery at his Phala Phala farm, on several legal grounds, News24 reported on May 27. Ramaphosa also asked the court to rule unlawful any action taken by the National Assembly in line with the report, adding that he would "be compelled" to make an "urgent [legal] application" to interdict any impeachment proceedings the National Assembly advances.

In 2022, the Section 89 panel set up to examine Ramaphosa's actions following the February 2020 robbery at his Phala Phala farm found he had a prima facie case to answer on four charges and may have breached his oath of office. On this basis, the panel's report recommended that the National Assembly begin impeachment proceedings against Ramaphosa, but a majority of lawmakers rejected these recommendations in December 2022 as Ramaphosa's left-leaning African National Congress held a parliamentary majority, which it lost in 2024. However, South Africa's Constitutional Court ruled on May 8 that the National Assembly's actions were unconstitutional and ordered it to set up an impeachment committee.