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SONA turns into chaos as EFF disrupts speech

An annual event filled with pomp, protocol and a charming ceremonial appeal devolved into chaos on Thursday evening, as members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) were forcibly removed from the National Assembly for disrupting President Jacob Zuma’s 2015 State of the Nation Address. Journalists and broadcasters watched in shock[…]

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Parly disruption disgusting: Buthelezi

Founder of the Inkatha Freedom Party Mangosuthu Buthelezi said that the disruptions in Parliament on Thursday were “disgusting” and “utter nonsense”. “I think what we have seen today is disgusting. I think our country is really torn to pieces and I think the struggle didn’t take place for people to[…]

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Chaos as EFF thrown out of SONA

Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema on Thursday asked Speaker Baleka Mbete to show him which rule prevented him from asking questions during the president’s state of the nation address. “Point us the rule that gives you power to deny us this,” he said. “I’m not working for you, I’m[…]

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EFF claims police will ‘manhandle’ MPs

The EFF claims police plan to “manhandle” its MPs during President Jacob Zuma’s state-of-the-nation address in Parliament on Thursday evening. “[We] have it on good authority that Parliament and the ANC police have planned to manhandle and arrest EFF MPs for things they will say inside Parliament during the state-of-the-nation[…]

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Mngxitama’s press conference disrupted

EFF MP Andile Mngxitama had to be escorted out of a hotel in Cape Town where he was to have held a press conference ahead of the state-of-the-nation address on Thursday. The social media site, Twitter, was abuzz with posts about fights breaking out at the Cape Sun Hotel between[…]

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Difficult SONA for Zuma: analyst

Amidst South Africa’s worsening economic and infrastructural woes, President Jacob Zuma on Thursday is expected to deliver the most anticipated State of the Nation Address (SONA) of his tenure. With threats from opposition parties to disrupt his speech, as well as questions over the country’s ongoing electricity crisis, many analysts[…]

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Zuma to deliver SONA amid disruption threats

President Jacob Zuma delivers his eighth state-of-the-nation address on Thursday amid tight security following threats of disruptions. The Economic Freedom Fighters on Tuesday repeated its threat to interrupt his annual address by asking him questions about his Nkandla homestead. “The EFF will ask questions to Zuma during the Sona because[…]

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Zuma not worried about EFF threats: Report

President Jacob Zuma said he was not nervous about the EFF’s threat to disrupt his state-of-the-nation address this week, The Star reported on Monday. “Parliament acts according to a set of rules. I have never been nervous in my life,” he was quoted as saying in Pretoria on Sunday. Zuma[…]

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EFF in SONA countdown

In 10 days, seven hours and 39 minutes the EFF will hold President Jacob Zuma accountable to the country for the upgrades to his home at Nkandla in KwaZulu-Natal. This is according to a “Sona countdown Zuma #paybackthemoney” clock on its website. Economic Freedom Fighters national spokesman Mbuyiseni Ndlozi said[…]

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EFF refuses to back down on overalls: report

The EFF would go nude in the National Assembly if they were to be barred from wearing their red overalls, gumboots and maid uniforms, The Star reported on Monday. Economic Freedom Fighter’s leader Julius Malema told the paper they would not take dress code instructions from Parliament. “We are going[…]

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