Happy Wednesday everyone, hope the week is treating you better than load shedding used to.
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Ramaphosa takes the impeachment fight to court
So Cyril has gone to court to try and block parliament from starting impeachment proceedings against him. Whatever your feelings about the man, this is a big deal constitutionally, and it’s going to dominate the political conversation for weeks. The courts are going to have to decide whether parliament even has the right to proceed, and honestly, I can’t think of a more consequential legal battle in recent SA political history.
Treasury pulling the plug on debt relief for failing municipalities
National Treasury is done playing nice with municipalities that keep taking the money and delivering nothing. They’re terminating debt relief programmes for councils that have consistently failed, and look, I know some people will say this punishes residents more than councillors, but at some point you can’t keep rewarding incompetence with bailouts. Hopefully this forces some actual accountability, though I’ll believe it when I see it.
Farmers win big on FMD vaccines
The Pretoria High Court has ruled that farmers can go ahead and procure foot and mouth disease vaccines themselves, after a judge basically tore into the government for dragging its feet on the issue. For anyone who doesn’t follow agriculture closely, FMD outbreaks can be absolutely devastating for livestock farmers and for our meat export markets. This is a proper win, and it’s a reminder that sometimes the courts are the only thing standing between ordinary South Africans and bureaucratic nonsense.
Kids in hospital getting portable desks to keep up with school
This one genuinely got me. A doctor saw a young girl trying to study in a paediatric ward and it sparked an initiative to bring wheeled portable desks to children who are stuck in hospital long term. Teachers are now doing bedside lessons. It’s a small thing in the grand scheme, but it’s exactly the kind of human story that reminds you there are still good people doing good work out there, quietly, without waiting for government to sort it out.
So let’s talk, the Ramaphosa court case is the obvious one. Do you think the courts should be able to stop parliament from proceeding, or does that feel like the wrong kind of interference to you? Drop your thoughts below, keen to hear what the forum thinks.
Stay warm out there, it’s properly cold in Pretoria this week.
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