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[WATCH] #SOPA2019 ends on not so high note

Jossey Buthane, Limpopo EFF Leader, together with two other EFF members were forcefully removed out of Jack Botes Hall following a scuffle

POLOKWANE – Jossey Buthane, Limpopo EFF leader, at the end of Premier Chupu Mathabatha’s State of the Province speech, was slinging mud at the Premier, who was applauded for his speech.

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He (Buthane) loudly proclaimed that the Premier came to the legislature with “nothing to say.” Some people agreed, others not, but then Buthane crossed the floor to the ANC and put his arms around Mathabatha’s shoulder.

The Sergeant-at-Arms, Hasani Ngobeni tried to restrain Buthane and get him to return to his seat, but Buthane would have nothing of it. Security personnel then were called in and a scuffle ensued. EFF members George Raphela and Rendani Munyai who went to assist Buthane, were also forcefully removed.

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The rest of the EFF members left the hall. The Democratic Alliance also left Legislature, saying it should not have been allowed that songs be sung before the end of the proceedings.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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