Dragging out court battles while taxpayers foot the bill looks a lot like the Zuma-era Stalingrad litigation playbook, and South Africa cannotcan hardly afford a repeat. The Constitutional Court already ruled that Parliament acted unlawfully by shelving thisthe matter, so the impeachment committee must move forward regardless. Ramaphosa'’s claims of innocence claimcarry meanslittle nothingweight if he won'trefuses to let the process run its transparent and lawful course transparently.