General salute for C-in-Cyril

Back to the joint sitting. The one member of the house who demonstrated a sense of occasion was UDM leader Bantu Holomisa.

He kicked off his three-minute speech by lauding President Cyril Ramaphosa for tabling an “emergency action plan” on gender violence.

“I think, Mr President, you spoke like a commander-inchief today and we should thank you for that,” said the former general.

After being dubbed a dreamer of smart cities and Mr Postponements, McBuffalo had better frame that quote.