EXPLAINER: Impeachment for Dummies? How it happens, when it happens and to whom

The term, impeachment, is being bandied about these days in various countries because of the behaviour of some very senior officials, but what, exactly, is an impeachment? What does it mean, and where did it come from? Let’s take a quick deep dive into this question (to enable readers to speak with knowledgeable authority to friends).

Original source: Daily Maverick