"F*&k you, honourable member"

Once again, the honourable members of our parliament took the annual State of the Nation Address to the streets, and dragged us right along with them. 

It has taken a few years but we are somewhat used to the punches, the walk-outs, the insults, and, disconcerting as it is, President Jacob Zuma's smug chuckle – that “hee, he, heee” that follows the sound of women weeping as they are dragged, punched and stomped on in the people’s Parliament.

But on Thursday, during Zuma’s 10^th SONA, members of Parliament were able to dig a little deeper and find new ways to express their disdain for each other, and in some ways, the people of our country.