If Parliament descends into chaos it will be a national embarrassment
10 February 2015
Today, Parliament's Presiding Officers could not give a clear answer on whether the Public Order Policing Unit will be on standby for the State of the Nation Address (SONA).
The fact that the policing of MPs dominates discussion around the State of the Nation, is an insult to South Africans and the real issues facing them.
Parliament must perform its constitutional role, and the President must be held accountable for the true state of nation.
The ANC and EFF's trading of threats of disruption and heavy-handed policing are making a mockery of this institution.