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02Apr/17

S.African parliament’s speaker to consider Zuma no-confidence vote request

April 2, 2017Politics26th South African Parliament, African National Congress, Baleka Mbete, Economic Freedom Fighters, Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly, Government, Jacob Zuma, Johannesburg, Legislators, Legislatures, Motion of no confidence, Parliament of South Africa, Politics, Schabir Shaik trial, South Africa, South African general election, Zulu people, Zumasmbale

South Africa’s speaker of parliament says she will consider a request from opposition parties to hold a no-confidence vote on President Jacob Zuma.

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09Feb/17

Brawl breaks out during keynote Zuma speech

February 9, 2017Politics26th South African Parliament, African National Congress, Apartheid, Baleka Mbete, Cape Town, Economic Freedom Fighters, Government, Identity politics, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Keynote, Legislatures, Mmusi Maimane, Orderly, Parliament of Singapore, Parliament of South Africa, Politics, president, Race and society, South Africa, South African people, Zulu people, Zumasmbale

A session of South Africa’s parliament convened for a keynote address by the president descended into chaos as far-left lawmakers brawled with orderlies after interrupting the speech and the main opposition party walked out. Continue reading →

12Feb/15

S.African parliament descends into chaos during Zuma speech

February 12, 2015Politics26th South African Parliament, African National Congress, Baleka Mbete, Cape Town, Corne Mulder, Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Fighters, Economic Freedom Fighters v Speaker of the National Assembly, Jacob Zuma, Julius Malema, Legislatures, madam speaker, Mmusi Maiman, Parliament of South Africa, Political ideologies, Politics, Racism in South Africa, South Africa, speaker, Zulu peoplesmbale

South African security officers remove far-left Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) lawmakers from parliament after they disrupted President Jacob Zuma’s State-Of-The-Nation speech and members of the main opposition walk out in protest.

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