EFF tries to interrupt #SONA2016, Mbete cites rule book

11 February 2016 - 21:25

By Bianca Capazorio And Ray Hartley

Parliamentary speaker Speaker Baleka Mbete on Thursday evening spoke over opposition MPs preventing President Jacob Zuma from taking the floor to deliver the State of the Nation address.She told Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) MP Floyd Shivambu to take his seat as he rose to ask for “clarity on the rules that are applicable in this House”.

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