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Suspend EFF members who disrupted the state of the nation address earlier this year because they do not take it seriously, initiator Anton Katz SC told a parliamentary hearing.

The powers and privileges committee is also scheduled to hold hearings into two other incidents involving EFF MPs

ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina has taken a swipe at EFF MPs after their actions at the state of the nation address, saying they are an embarrassment and should be condemned.

ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina has taken a swipe at EFF MPs after their actions at the state of the nation address, saying they are an embarrassment and should be condemned.

Parliaments joint rules committee will have to consider whether the speaker was correct in her decision to evict EFF MPs from the state of the nation address in terms of a rule that deals with disregard for the chair, and the gross disorderliness of members.

Some EFF MPs have been physically removed from the National Assembly after disrupting the start of President Cyril Ramaphosa's questions and answer sitting.

Several MPs were physically removed at the request of the Speaker by Parliament’s protection services on two successive days during the Presidency budget vote debate in June.

The high court in Cape Town has struck off the roll the EFF's urgent application for an interim interdict to suspend the implementation of sanctions against its two MPs who interrupted the budget speech of public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan in July 2019.

The high court in Cape Town has struck off the roll the EFF's urgent application for an interim interdict to suspend the implementation of sanctions against its two MPs who interrupted the budget speech of public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan in July 2019.