Legislators nearly trade blows after speaker
attempts to delay debate on corruption report
involving President Zuma.
At least four lawmakers have been injured in
scuffles and scenes of chaos in South Africa ' s
parliament.
Parliamentaries almost came to blows on
Thursday after they traded insults on the floor of
the chamber that opposition leaders say is fast
becoming the lair of the ruling African National
Congress .
On Thursday , lawmakers told Baleka Mbete , at
National Assembly Speaker "you must go !" after
she attempted to delay discussions over a
corruption report involving President Jacob Zuma.
Mbete 's move enraged lawmakers in parliament
resulting in opposition parties demanding the
speaker reverse her decision .
Opposition politicians accused Mbete, a member
of the ruling African National Congress ( ANC) , of
bias after she postponed the debate on the $ 23 m
state -funded upgrade to the president' s private
residence .
One of its members shouted at Mbete : "You won ' t
get away with this one
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