The 31 MPs who will decide President Cyril Ramaphosa's fate were announced on Monday. The President could be in for a rocky ride.

Julius Malema, John Hlophe, Fadiel Adams, Vuyolwethu Zungula and Faith Muthambi - these are just some of the MPs who will serve on Parliament's Impeachment Committee inquiry into President Cyril Ramaphosa's conduct in the Phala Phala saga.

Earlier in May, the Constitutional Court ordered Parliament to establish the Impeachment Committee to probe the findings of a Section 89 panel, which found Ramaphosa had a case to answer over the theft of at least $580,000 in cash hidden in a sofa at his Phala Phala farm.

The panel didn't buy the President's argument that the cash came from the sale of buffalo to a Sudanese businessman and raised questions over how the head of his police security team investigated the theft without opening a case.

Ramaphosa plans to take the Section 89 report on review in court, arguing that it went beyond its mandate and relied on untested information rather than "sufficient evidence", as required. It's unclear whether he will try to interdict the Impeachment Committee from beginning its work, or whether the committee might wait while its foundational document is tested in court.

The issue could lead to a showdown when the committee meets. It includes nine...