WATCH: @Netwerk24 Multimedia journalist @adrian_DK attacked by @EFFSouthAfrica Deputy President @FloydShivambu while trying to take a picture and asking for comment at Parliament in the presence of @IOL @TheCapeArgus @eNCA @TimesLIVE @SABCNewsOnline @News24 @ewnupdates

As has become customary at SONA, MPs from the EFF sat down when the National Anthem transitioned to Afrikaans. MK Party MPs joined the EFF MPs. @News24

Led by party leader @Julius_S_Malema, EFF MPs enter the Chamber with song and dance. @News24

The official opposition, dressed in military uniforms, entered the Chamber singing struggle songs. MK Party parliamentary leader John Hlophe is not dressed in military regalia. @News24

MK Party MPs breakout in song. The ANC MPs are singing even louder in a what appears to be a battle of the best singers. Proceedings have come to an end. @News24

Deputy President Paul Mashatile has arrived for the ANC’s national executive committee meeting. Police Minister Bheki Cele has also made his way to the venue. @TeamNews24 @News24

ANC national executive committee member Lindiwe Sisulu makes her way to the party’s NEC meeting. @news24 @TeamNews24

Public Works and Infrastructure Minister @sziks arrived at the Cape Sun Hotel for the #ANCNEC meeting in Cape Town. This meeting comes ahead of the first sitting of Parliament on Friday. @TeamNews24

The Patriotic Alliance is hosting its victory rally at Athlone Stadium in Cape Town ahead of the general election. @OnsBaizaNie leader @GaytonMcK is expected to address supporters this afternoon. @TeamNews24

#DAmanifesto DA leader John Steenhuisen arriving at the Union Buildings. Several other provincial leaders have also arrived. @TeamNews24

DA MP Glynnis Breytenbach shares her thoughts on the party’s manifesto launch taking place in Pretoria. #DAmanifesto @TeamNews24

The stage is set for the #DAmanifesto at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. In the next few hours around 15 000 DA supporters are expected to arrive to listen to party leader John Steenhuisen unpack their manifesto. @TeamNews24

@MYANC MPs break out in song as they wait for President Cyril Ramaphosa. @TeamNews24 #SONA24

RT @christianputsch: I felt honoured to spend some time at our @welt newsroom in Berlin with my South African colleagues @AdriaanBasson @nw…

#RamaphosaQandA EFF MPs removed from the National Assembly chamber. They EFF MPs have repeatedly raised frivolous points of orders. President Ramaphosa is yet to respond to his first question. @News24 @TeamNews24

RT @News24: The Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation spent R161 million on travel expenditure, R60 million on flights, and…

#PresidencyBudget Another EFF MP Mothusi Montwedi is removed from the chamber. He too had a violent encounter with security staff. @TeamNews24 @News24

#PresidencyBudget EFF MP Babalwa Mathulelwa is violently removed from the chamber. @TeamNews24 @News24

#PresidencyBudget EFF MPs Sinawo Tambo and Naledi Chirwa have been removed from the chamber. As they were removed a massive fight broke out between the EFF MPs and security officials @News24 @TeamNews24

Another EFF MP has been removed from the chamber where President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering the Presidency’s budget vote speech. @News24 @TeamNews24

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