Despite threats from the EFF to not allow President Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver his State of the Nation Address on Thursday, Parliament’s presiding officers say it’s all systems go.
‘On the question of disruptions, let me start off by saying that this is not a new experience in our South African context,” said Amos Masondo, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces. He was responding to a question about the EFF’s threats to disrupt State of the Nation Address proceedings on Thursday.
If the EFF sticks to its guns , it will not be the first time it has held up proceedings. In 2017, the partywith Parliament’s security officials while being ejected from the chamber after disruptions while former president Jacob Zuma was at the podium. as the EFF first called former president FW de Klerk a “murderer”, then demanded the dismissal of Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan. The party eventually walked out.This year’s Sona comes at a time when South Africa faces rising public anger amid challenges that include rolling blackouts, unemployment, a high cost of living and spiralling crime.
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