http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30051725



http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-11-14-parliament-diary-scenes-of-shame/#.VGgw62bTXMI








Thursday 13th November will surely go down as one of the most inglorious days in the history of South Africa’s democratic parliament. After almost seven hours of ultimately futile filibustering from opposition parties, the National Assembly adopted the report which essentially exonerates President Jacob Zuma from wrongdoing over Nkandla. If that weren’t enough, the evening descended into chaos when riot police were called into the House and proceeded to assault MPs. By REBECCA DAVIS.

“Something broke tonight.”

Those were the words of DA parliamentary leader Mmusi Maimane, speaking to the Daily Maverick just around midnight on Thursday, after a day of sheer chaos.

With journalists having left the House after seven trying hours of opposition filibustering, riot police were ordered into the National Assembly to forcibly remove a female EFF MP who refused to retract statements calling President Jacob Zuma a thief and a criminal.

Ngwanamakwetle Mashabela, having announced several times that “Zuma is the greatest thief in the world”, sat defiantly behind the podium, ignoring acting Speaker Cedric Frolick’s demands that she retract her statements and leave the National Assembly.

One of the clearest conclusions to emerge from the day’s events was that the EFF parliamentary caucus are by no means dependent on leaders Julius Malema, Floyd Shivambu and Andile Mngxitama, all of whom were absent for the session.

When the Sergeant at Arms failed to budge Mashabele, the call was given – by whom, exactly, remains unclear – for riot police to enter the House. At this point the parliamentary TV feed was cut off, with the last words audible being Mashabela reiterating: “I don’t want to be touched”.

According to Maimane, when the riot police entered, DA MPs took it upon themselves to block their path.

“We felt it was a violation of the Constitutional order,” he said. “It breaks down the social contract we all got into. If they can call in the police today, it could be the army tomorrow.”

A skirmish between DA members and the police followed. During this time it appears that at least five DA MPs were assaulted.

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Obvious whoever wrote the article do not know Jonathan and his Nigerian Political Crew.

This is what corrupt Heads of State deserve everywhere, including our own. Ridicule, disgrace, loss of prestige and a bad name that their children will have to carry.

Do you know Tinubu funded Zuma's election, how do you expect him to pay back the money if not through embezzlement.

donmalcolm21:
Do you know Tinubu funded Zuma's election, how do you expect him to pay back the money if not through embezzlement.

any source?

Seconded...

Mashabela was delivering her speech in a debate about the treaty on the Grand Inga Hydropower project. In it, she repeatedly referred to Zuma as a thief.

“President Zuma is a thief. He is a criminal. He is the greatest thief in the world,” said Mashabela. ANC MP and house chairperson Cedric Frolick, who was presiding over the session, ordered Mashabela to withdraw her comments about Zuma. After her refusal to withdraw, he ordered her to leave the House.

In her speech, Mashabela said the EFF was concerned that politicians would use the multibillion-rand project as a vehicle for corruption. “Corruption normally hides under the disguise of such massive projects for the enrichment of politicians and their families,” she said. 

She mentioned media reports about Zuma’s role in getting Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila to award business to Zuma’s nephew Khulubuse.

She said this was worrying and asked: “How much will he [Zuma] benefit as he did in the arms deal from this treaty?” The EFF was tired of funding “Zuma the thief, the criminal who refuses to pay a cent [in Nkandla]”.

ANC MP Mandla Mandela, rising on a point of order, objected to Zuma being labeled a thief and asked Frolick to instruct Mashabela to withdraw that comment.

“The president of the ANC is the greatest thief in the world, I am not going to withdraw. He is a criminal. Everybody in South Africa knows that Zuma is a thief,” she insisted.

When instructed to leave the podium and the House, she refused.

The sergeant-at-arms, Regina Muhlomi, was called to remove Mashabela, but when she failed a group of parliamentary security personnel could be seen approaching Mashabela, who repeatedly told them “not to touch me”.

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donmalcolm21:
Do you know Tinubu funded Zuma's election, how do you expect him to pay back the money if not through embezzlement.

lmao u're high on skunk weed

donmalcolm21:
Do you know Tinubu funded Zuma's election, how do you expect him to pay back the money if not through embezzlement.

stop spewing out trash and lies.

Anybody got her pics?