Mr Tsepo Moremi said, “Some of the MP’s are abusing freedom of speech. There are quite a lot of issues that should be addressed but they spend a lot of time arguing about trivial issues. That time could be spent on important issues. Certain individuals (MPs) are failing the people who voted them into parliament. As civilians, we are embarrassed to watch parliament. We wonder what other countries think of us. Is this the freedom we fought for? We fought for peace but there’s no peace in parliamen
Freedom of speech is one of the rights protected under our Constitution.
Looking at South Africa’s parliament, members instigate statements that are rather demeaning to fellow MP’s in expressing discontentment of the parties they represent.
The Tembisan asked what people from eKasi think of the South African parliament following the recent State Of the Nation Address 2016. Is our parliament a joke?
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