Jacob Zuma to run gauntlet of restive Parliament after bitter Sona debate
President Jacob Zuma will address a joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday to reply to the rowdy and bad-tempered debate on his state of the nation address. On Wednesday‚ MPs from both houses met for a second day to debate Zuma’s speech‚ with some calling for the disbandment of Parliament and for fresh elections to be held. The first day was boycotted by the Congress of the People (COPE) and the EFF‚ but COPE MPs made a surprise return during Wednesday’s debate. COPE MP Deidre Carter called for the disbandment of parliament. She said Zuma was a president at "war with his own country" and at war with the Constitution and the rule of law. "He is at war with members of his own Cabinet. He is ultimately at war with us‚ the citizens of SA. It is time to hold fresh elections to elect honourable men and women to put its people first and not its party‚" said Carter. The DA’s Solly Malatsi called Zuma a "false prophet" who preached the "gospel of deception" when he took to the podium last w...
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