Ms Modise has strongly denounced the conduct of a handful of MPs involved in the incident as unbecoming and uncharacteristic of honourable Members of Parliament.

The Speaker, who was in attendance but not chairing the session, took to the podium and appealed to Members to adhere to the decorum and respect the authority of the Chairperson of the Session. She stressed that while it was normal and acceptable for a difference in views to arise from time to time, it was inappropriate to allow emotions to get the better of public representatives in such fashion.

Other than the unfortunate, brief incident, the week-long induction and orientation programme in both the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces is proceeding well and will conclude on Thursday.

The programme is intended to ensure the capability of MPs to carry out their Constitutional roles and responsibilities as elected representatives. These programmes cover their constitutional functions, legislative processes, House rules and policies, amongst others.

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