LIVE: MPs to debate SONA 2016
Members of Parliament have gathered in the National Assembly to have their say in the debate over President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address.
Cope leader Mosiuoa Lekota and EFF leader Julius Malema were expected to be back in their benches after they walked out during the president's speech on Thursday evening.
The debate will conclude with Zuma’s response to his critics late Wednesday afternoon.
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WATCH: LIVE feed of the SONA Debate below