Two members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF); Papiki Babuile and Matshidiso Botswe, have been forcibly removed from the North West provincial legislature after Premier Job Mokgoro’s authority to deliver the State of the Province Address (SOPA) was questioned. Watch: EFF get thrown out#SOPANW an @EFFSouthAfrica member dragged out of the North West legislature chambers earlier…Speaker ordered two MPLs out saying they were causing disruption with their point of orders during Premier Mokgoro's speech. EFF miss out on the state of the provinceMokgoro touched on issues like service delivery, water and sanitation and housing. According to Newzroom Afrika, Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) North West MPL Erns Kleynhans said what took place on Friday was “unfortunate”. Like others, he felt that Mokgoro did not address the state of the municipalities, for which many protests are currently taking place.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 21, 2020 13:07 UTC