Cyril Ramaphosa is back in the hot seat, and this time it is a committee of Members of Parliament doing the grilling.
A panel of MPs has been formally assembled to examine the case against the South African president, keeping alive a controversy that his critics have refused to let die. The saga centres on a large sum of cash that was reportedly hidden inside furniture at his private game farm, a story that first broke publicly and sent shockwaves through South African politics.
Despite the scrutiny, Ramaphosa may still come out standing. Analysts watching the vote count suggest he has enough support to survive whatever verdict the process produces, though the proceedings themselves continue to chip away at his image.
For South Africans watching at home, the bigger question is not just whether he survives this particular vote, but what comes next for a presidency that keeps finding itself defending old scandals instead of pushing forward.
Originally published by BBC Africa.