EFF to boycott SONA after High Court upholds suspension
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) will boycott Thursday evening’s State of the Nation Address after the Western Cape High Court upheld the suspension of six MPs.
Party leader Julius Malema and his deputy Floyd Shivambu are among the senior EFF MPs who won’t be allowed to attend this year’s event.
In December, Parliament’s Powers and Privileges Committee slapped them with a one-month ban for disrupting Ramaphosa during the State of the Nation Address last February.
In a statement on Thursday, the party said partial participation in the SONA programme would imply that some members agree with parliament’s decision.
The EFF said it will now focus its attention on the launch of the party's election manifesto which will take place at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Saturday.
“It is evident, and certainly beyond a reasonable doubt, that the courts continue to be part of the Ramaphosa defence mob, whose primary and sole aim is to protect the racist white capitalist establishment. Courts in South Africa have been reduced to being part of the Ramaphosa defence mob because he is a representative and puppet of the white capitalist establishment,” the EFF said.
“All EFF public representatives will dedicate their maximum attention and focus on the launch of the EFF manifesto, taking place at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Saturday, 10th February 2024. We know that our maximum focus on the manifesto launch and election work will rescue South Africa from the undemocratic and unconstitutional rulings of Parliament and the courts.”
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