Zuma Q & Akicks off in Parliament

Zuma Q & A kicks off in Parliament

President Jacob Zuma's Q & A in Parliament has kicked off with more objections by EFF MPs to the president addressing the National Assembly.


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The EFF's Mbuyiseni Ndlozi repeated the EFF's stance that Zuma is not fit to to be president.


"Can you please rule on this, I am rising on a point of order, you are quoting the Constitution where Section 89 explicitly says in sub-section 1. A serious violation of the Constitution or law, that is a judgment by the Constitutional Court that Duduzane's father has violated the Constitution," he said.  


Since the session began an hour ago, only the first question, which is on the state capture allegations, has been dealt with, but not to everyone's satisfaction.


In his answer,  Zuma said he has never instructed any state institution to give contracts to anyone.


"I have stated on numerous occasions my intention to establish a commission of inquiry here to investigate matters raised in the reports. I am pursuing this because I deem this to be in the public interest," he said. 


However DA leader Mmusi Maimane was not happy with the response.


"In your response you say a judicial commission of inquiry that you are willing to set up but in-fact you are opposing it court. In your state of Nkandla report, you said you have a bond but in-fact none of that has been proven. I want to get to this question because the trend is continuing, you are saying in the same question, you've never done so yet there is an affidavit tabled by Mr Brent Simons that has come through. He says he was present at meetings where you requested for relatives that you know to be given particular contracts," he said. 


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