Deputy speakerâs ruling restores order to ill-tempered debate on state of Cape municipalities
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Cape Town - A debate on the state of municipalities in the Western Cape called by local government standing committee chairperson Derrick America (DA) which threatened to turn into an ill-tempered argument was only saved after a ruling by the legislatureâs deputy speaker.
Deputy Speaker Beverley Schäfer had to call the members to order, warning them about time wasting after MPLs from both sides interrupted their opponents speeches with questions and points of order.
When the hybrid debate looked like it might be derailed, Schäfer said: âI will not allow any further baiting of questions and answers in the debate.â