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Melanie Verwoerd
Sitting in Parliament recently, watching President Jacob Zuma stumble through his most recent Question Time, I could not help to think that the cracks are finally showing. None of the usual giggles were there and none of his bravado could save him. It was the day when he showed weakness and uncertainty for the first time.
Interestingly, MPs were confident that proceeding would not erupt into the chaos we have come to expect when the EFF and President are in each other’s company. The speaker had agreed that a motion by EFF’s Floyd Shivambu on the state of affairs at SAA, could be debated on the same day. Strategically it was to follow the president’s question time, presumably to ensure that the EFF would not again disrupt the President to the point where they would be thrown out of the chamber, thus not being able to speak to their own motion.
