After 17 months of legal trench warfare, top court demolishes ANC’s shield. Impeachment inquiry now unavoidable. The president’s political survival is on the line. THE SHIELD IS GONE.ConCourt rules Parliament’s vote to block the Phala Phala inquiry was unconstitutional. Ramaphosa now faces the impeachment process he dodged for 17 months. Accountability has a way of catching up. #PhalaPhala #ConCourt #Ramaphosa #TheAzanian By Mpho Dube, Editor-in-Chief The Azanian | _Truth.