Opinion
Political tolerance is healthy for a democracy — as are dynamic exchanges
23 February 2020 - 00:00
Last week’s state of the nation address had its fair share of drama. The EFF did exactly as it had promised in the lead-up to the address, and disrupted the president’s speech. The disruption was not a new phenomenon; the party leadership and its members demonstrated once again that they can hold the entire parliament to ransom while making their case known...
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