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The EFF have launched a broadside against National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula for booting out the red berets from the Cape Town City Hall chambers during the State of the Nation Address.
EFF leader Julius Malema wants an apology from National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula over the fracas between his MPs and police.
Addressing a media briefing in parliament in Cape Town on Friday, EFF leader Julius Malema said Mapisa-Nqakula referred to EFF MPs as ''animals’’ while they were being removed by security services.
A group of opponents has criticized the new building’s proposed design, its $1.2 billion price tag, a lack of transparency over plans and timelines and issues with its impact on local businesses, the Capitol’s west steps and trees in Capitol park.
The State of the Nation Address is one of the major general debates of the parliamentary year.