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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Another state of the province address (Sopa) descended into chaos in less than a week, with the EFF again smack in the middle of the disruption.<\/p>\n

The latest incident happened on Thursday when Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane held his Sopa at the Abbotsford Christian Centre in East London.<\/p>\n

In video clips circulating from live news broadcasts, EFF members rush to the podium as Mabuyane makes his address, angrily gesturing at him while security personnel push them back.<\/p>\n

A scuffle then breaks out between them and security, with one EFF MPL seen throwing punches as he is pushed back.<\/p>\n

The EFF members were removed from the event.A similar scene played out on Monday during Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi’s Sopa.<\/p>\n

Water bottles and chairs flew as a scuffle erupted between EFF MPLs and crime wardens at the Nasrec expo centre.<\/p>\n

The fight was apparently sparked by opposition parties’ objection to their presence at the venue.<\/p>\n

DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga also raised the issue of the presence of \u201ca paramilitary [unit] standing in front of members of the legislature with guns\u201d.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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