Social media laments lack of progressive engagement during the Sona debate

19 February 2020 - 09:21 By Cebelihle Bhengu
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Members of parliament responded to President Cyril Ramaphosa's Sona address on Tuesday. Insults and accusations flew among MPs, as chaos unfolded.
Members of parliament responded to President Cyril Ramaphosa's Sona address on Tuesday. Insults and accusations flew among MPs, as chaos unfolded.
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Members of opposition parties on Tuesday engaged President Cyril Ramaphosa on his state of the nation address (Sona) of Thursday, but the session was quickly reduced to chaos as accusations of abuse were thrown about.

Many people expressed frustration at the country's politicians for failing to hold a progressive debate on Ramaphosa's policies, the challenges that confront SA and insensitivity on the issue of gender-based violence.

Here are some of their reactions:


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Day one of parliament's debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa's state of the nation address (Sona) address last week took place on February 18 2020. Opposition leaders Julius Malema, John Steenhuisen and Pieter Groenewald led the debate, expressing their unhappiness with Ramaphosa's address.


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