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South Africa: Another Episode of #PayBackTheMoney Breaks Parliament
The Daily Vox, 19 June 2015
EWN reports that President Jacob Zuma's question and answer session in the National Assembly on Thursday was abandoned without him uttering a single word. Read more »
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South Africa: ANC Laments 'Attack On Democracy'
News24Wire, 18 June 2015
Thursday's events in Parliament were an attack on democracy, the ANC said after yet another sitting was adjourned amid shouting. Read more »
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South Africa: Chaos in Parliament - South Africa Needs a Political Solution On Nkandla
Daily Maverick, 19 June 2015
When political parties across the spectrum negotiated a settlement for the country to transition from Apartheid to democracy, it was hailed across the world. Parties in Parliament… Read more »
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South Africa: EFF Won't Back Down Over 'Pay Back the Money'
News24Wire, 18 June 2015
The Economic Freedom Fighters denied that it disrupted Parliament on Thursday, saying it would not retreat from its position that President Jacob Zuma pay back the money spent on… Read more »
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South Africa: EFF Statement On the Zuma Question and Answer Session
EFF, 18 June 2015
The Economic Freedom Fighters took deep offense from President Jacob Zuma's last appearance in parliament when he mocked and ridiculed the opposition about the Nkandla question. Read more »
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South Africa: Disciplinary Proceedings Considered After Parliament Chaos
News24Wire, 18 June 2015
A decision as to whether disciplinary measures should be taken against MPs who disrupted parliamentary proceedings on Thursday is under consideration. Read more »
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South Africa: ANC, DA Slam EFF Outbursts in Parliament
News24Wire, 18 June 2015
The EFF's chants in Parliament that President Jacob Zuma should "pay back the money" were no more than a publicity stunt, said the office of the chief whip of the ruling ANC after… Read more »
South African Opposition Party Disrupts Parliament
The Economic Freedom Fighters have again demanded that President Jacob Zuma "pay back the money" used to upgrade his private residence in Nkandla.
Policemen break up a scuffle between Economic Freedom Fighters MPs and ANC members at Parliament (file photo).
InFocus
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President Jacob Zuma made fun of certain MPs for their pronounciation of "Nkandla", the location of his private homestead that cost more than R250 million to build, during a ... Read more »
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Opposition MPs disrupted the questioning of President Jacob Zuma in Parliament on the spending of millions in taxpayers' money on improvements to his private country estate, ... Read more »
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Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has said that measures will be taken in future to manage chaotic disruptions in Parliament following protests by members of the Economic ... Read more »
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Speaker Baleka Mbete has said that she will not immediately move to suspend MPs from the Economic Freedom Fighters for their "disruptive behaviour" in Parliament. Read more »
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Members of opposition parties have said that President Jacob Zuma should be summoned before Parliament's ad hoc committee over the extraordinary expenditure on his private ... Read more »
