Shock, embarrassment, wit: SA turns to Twitter after Parliament fiasco

Chaos broke out in Parliament late last night after riot police were called into the National Assembly to remove MP Ngwanamakwetle Mashabela from the Economic Freedom Fighters. This followed a day of opposition filibustering that had continued late into the evening. Of course Twitter kept pace with all the action, with citizens expressing their opinions on the political antics going down in Cape Town.

As reported by Mail & Guardian Online‎, the parliamentary video and audio feed was cut off at some point during the brawl, opening up the discussion of censorship.

While the National Assembly video feed might have been cut, people have still managed to post amateur footage and pictures of the events on Twitter:

As many South Africans do in times of stress, Twitter users turned to wit and humour:

A media briefing regarding the event is currently underway. You can tune in here.

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