We have all seen or read about the disruption with the EFF and the Gauteng legislature and now with Parliament.  I would like to know what your perspective on this is, and what you believe it is achieving – if anything.  On the one hand, for a party that does not have too many policies and does not issue many policy papers, this is an easier tactic than actually standing up in Parliament and giving a point of view.  There is also the counter-argument that so many people are so sick and tired of the President and his nonsense, in particular around Nkandla, that even if they don’t identify with the EFF, they identify with what the EFF did with regard to this issue.  Is a disruptive policy like this going to turn into votes?  

I believe it would, if elections were to be held in six months’ time, but whether or not one can keep up that approach for 4 ½ years until the next election, and still gain votes, is a debatable question.  Personally I do think that disruptive behaviour has to be curbed, and one must treat the institution with some dignity, but by the same token, the President and Parliament need to start treating Public Offices, such as that of the Public Protector, with the same amount of respect and not say that on the one hand they are not criticising her, but on the other hand imply nonsense like that she is in cahoots with the EFF, and was seen wandering around Parliament on the same day, as if we are meant to read something into that.  The bottom line is that most of the country knows that we have been fleeced when it comes to Nkandla, and the ANC needs to replace the President sooner rather than later to stop this embarrassment.