President Jacob Zuma\u2019s question session descended into chaos on Tuesday, as opposition parties called for him not to be allowed to speak.<\/p>\n
The Economic Freedom Fighters and the Congress of the People both walked out of the National Assembly, refusing to be addressed by Zuma.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll come back when the criminal is gone, we are not going to listen to the criminal,\u201d EFF leader Julius Malema said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Zuma’s session in the National Assembly was first marred by the Congress of the People\u2019s refusal to allow him to speak, with Willie Madisha disputing the president\u2019s \u2018honour\u2019.<\/p>\n
Cope said Zuma should not be allowed to speak, referring to the Constitutional Court ruling, which called on him to pay for his Nkandla homestead.<\/p>\n
After Cope walked out, refusing to be addressed by Zuma, the Economic Freedom Fighters then took up the fight, referring to Zuma as a criminal while the Democratic Alliance referred to him as \u201crepugnant\u201d.<\/p>\n
EFF MP Floyd Shivambu said they could not let a person who had committed a crime to address the house, it was a basic principle.<\/p>\n
African National Congress\u2019 Jackson Mthembu said the president was not there to be ridiculed.<\/p>\n
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