By Wendell Roelf and Mfuneko Toyana
CAPE TOWN
(Reuters) – South African riot police fired stun grenades on Wednesday
at hundreds of protesting students who stormed the parliament precinct
in Cape Town to try to disrupt the reading of Finance Minister Nhlanhla
Nene’s interim budget.
As chaos erupted around the building, Nene, standing
calmly at the podium inside the chamber, continued to read his speech,
in which he outlined the gloomy outlook for Africa’s most advanced
economy.
The speech was delayed by 45 minutes as MPs from the opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)
party raised multiple questions of order, arguing the budget should be
delayed because of student protests over a hike in tuition fees.
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