The EFF disrupted the proceedings at the opening of parliament on Thursday by objecting to the presence of apartheid’s last president, FW de Klerk.

Party leader Julius Malema stood up before National Assembly speaker Thandi Modise, called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver the state of the nation address (Sona) and said it was a mistake for parliament to invite a “murderer” like De Klerk...

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