National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has assured South Africans that disruptions to the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) will be firmly dealt with.
This follows threats by the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), which has vowed to not allow President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the nation. Speaking to the media outside City Hall in Cape Town, Mapisa-Nqakula says rules need to be followed during proceedings.
“I don’t want to entertain this notion of people who are threatening to disrupt the State of the Nation Address. It will proceed and I can assure you it will be successful. However, we need to have an understanding that we are adults and we are serving the people of South Africa. And that whatever we do inside this House, South African voters put us here. So we have to be patient with one another. There has to be mutual respect and we have to listen to one another. So we don’t have a sleepless night. Although we worry every now and then because people are full of surprises and I hope you’ll also not surprise us.
Source: SABC
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