The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has expressed disappointment following the Constitutional Court’s decision to dismiss its application for leave to appeal the interdict that halted Parliament’s Impeachment Committee hearings against President Cyril Ramaphosa, according to ATM leader Vuyo Zungula. The Western Cape High Court previously issued the interdict, stopping public hearings while Ramaphosa challenges the Section 89 Independent Panel report. The review application is due for hearing in September.

ATM And Allied Parties Challenge Interdict

The ATM, alongside the Economic Freedom Fighters, uMkhonto weSizwe Party, and the Impeachment Committee itself, sought Constitutional Court intervention after their initial challenge against the High Court order. The ConCourt’s ruling on 12 August 2026 dismissed the ATM’s application, effectively maintaining the halt on Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment process until the High Court reviews the Independent Panel report on 1 September.

Speaking on behalf of the ATM, Zungula said: “It’s a disappointing and questionable order from the ConCourt. We’ve not been able to have an engagement with our legal advisors as yet. We are due to have a conversation later on this evening because this is largely a legal matter and a political matter but it is the law that must guide.”

Impeachment Process And Political Significance

The dispute centres on President Ramaphosa’s legal review of the findings that called for possible impeachment proceedings against him. The interdict, issued by the Western Cape High Court on 24 July 2026, paused the Impeachment Committee’s public hearings pending the judicial review, which is scheduled for 1 September 2026. This legal stalemate prevents Parliament from progressing further while the President’s application is under consideration.

The MK Party, as one of the involved appellants, emphasises the broader political stakes involved in holding the executive accountable and ensuring transparency in high-profile investigations. The outcome of the September review will determine whether Parliament may resume its impeachment process or if additional legal barriers will persist. Further legal and political action by the ATM and allied parties remains possible after the review hearing concludes.

Parliament’s impeachment proceedings remain paused until the Western Cape High Court rules on the review application in September.