POLITICAL WEEK AHEAD: Zuma expected to talk about fees, jobs and wages
President Jacob Zuma’s state of the nation address on Thursday evening is likely to dominate the week. The ANC is sending its top leaders to visit Cape Town communities in the run-up to the speech. ANC supporters will watch the speech on large screens erected on the Grand Parade. For the first time Zuma will leave the National Assembly after his speech to address them there. The EFF says it will try to prevent Zuma from speaking. It will first argue that Zuma should not be allowed to address the joint sitting of Parliament and if this is rejected by speaker Baleka Mbete — which is certain — they will be using the rules of Parliament in a bid to prevent him from doing so. This could lead to scuffles with parliamentary protection services if the proceedings become ungovernable, as they have done in the past. EFF supporters will also be gathering outside the parliamentary precinct to voice their opposition to what they regard as an illegitimate president who has violated the Constituti...
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