Brawl erupts in South Africa parliament as opposition members ejected

A brawl broke out in South African parliament on Tuesday when some opposition law makers tried to disrupt President Jacob Zuma. The lawmakers were ejected out of the building by security guards in an ugly fracas that underlined heightened political tensions over Jacob Zuma's presidency.

About 20 red-clad members of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, who were forced from their seats by guards, had refused to let Zuma speak in parliament in Cape Town because of corruption allegations against him.

 Zuma looked on impassively, as the radical leftist lawmakers dressed in their uniform of red workers' overalls fought to try to remain in the chamber until they were physically removed through a side door.

"He broke his oath of office. Zuma is the one who must go," they shouted.

The disruption was the latest in a series of showdowns in parliament as pressure mounts on Zuma to resign or be axed as president by the ruling African National Congress (ANC).

But Zuma still retains widespread loyalty in the party, with the ANC lawmakers regularly defending him.

After the brawl, Zuma called for dialogue among political leaders.

In March, the South African Constitutional Court said Zuma "failed to uphold" the constitution when he didn't pay back some of the more than $20 million in state funds used to upgrade his rural home.