EFF’s top leaders to miss SONA
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)leader, Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu are going to miss State of the Nation Address(Sona) after they were banned.
Malema and his five MPs have been banned from parliament for a month ,This would see the MPs miss the State of the Nation Address, scheduled for 8 February.
Other sanctioned MPS include Marshall Dlamini, Sinawo Tambo, Vuyani Pambo, and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi.
The EFF members were found guilty of contempt of Parliament following the storming of the stage at last year’s SONA.
Parliamentary spokesperson Moloto Mothapo says the suspensions of the six EFF members are effective from Thursday.
“We concur with the majority judgment that the responsibility lies with the applicant, in this case, the EFF, to ensure that they adhere to court rules and have a well-prepared case that is ripe for hearing.
“The EFF’s imposed unreasonable timeframes and their filing on midnight before the next court day not only inconvenienced Parliament and the court but also indicated their lack of readiness for their application to be heard.”
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