News24 | MK Party members sworn in at rejigged NCOP

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Chief Justice Raymond Zondo swears in delegates to the NCOP during the first sitting. (@ParliamentofRSA/X)

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo swears in delegates to the NCOP during the first sitting. (@ParliamentofRSA/X)

While members of the MK Party were a no-show at the first sitting of the National Assembly on Friday, members of the party were sworn in as delegates of the National Council of Provinces on Saturday morning.

Chief Justice Raymond Zondo presided over the swearing in of the 54 permanent delegates, six from each of the nine provinces.

The ANC will have the biggest representation, with 24 MPs, followed by the DA with 12, the EFF with 8, MKP with 5, FF Plus with 2 and the IFP, UDM and PA with one each.

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