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‘Instead of a new dawn, there is a new despair’ - Steenhuisen
Speaking during the debate on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Sona, Steenhuisen accused the president of putting his party first, instead of South Africans.
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WATCH LIVE: MPs debate Ramaphosa's Sona
Joint sittings of the two houses of Parliament, the National Assembly and National Council of Provinces, is debating the address delivered by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday.
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Round 2: EFF to face Parly's powers committee over Sona disruptions
It’s been six years since EFF MPs were investigated by the same committee following the 'pay back the money' fracas in 2014 when they first entered Parliament.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: A new frontier for youth development
For our country to prosper and thrive we must do all within our means to ensure young people can participate in our economy in a meaningful way, the president wrote in his weekly newsletter.
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Rand firmer after Ramaphosa's speech, stocks flat
Cyril Ramaphosa acknowledged in an annual address to parliament on Thursday evening that growth had stalled, exacerbating high levels of unemployment and increasing hardship for millions of citizens.
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Cannabis industry high on news of commercialisation, regulation by govt
In his Sona, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced government is to open and regulate the commercial use of hemp products and build the industry in line with global trends.
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Ramaphosa’s Sona ‘short on specifics’, says Fitch
Fitch is one of two major rating firms to have South Africa's sovereign debt in junk status – with a long-term foreign-currency rating of BB+.
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‘We have all the right to challenge the president’: Malema after Sona walkout
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema addressed the media in Cape Town on Friday morning on several issues, including their stance on wanting Pravin Gordhan ousted, protesting former President FW de Klerk’s presence at Sona 2020 and their call for President Cyril Ramaphosa to be held accountable. #MalemaAtPressClub
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Sona a mixture of the good, the bad & the ugly
South Africa has no more time to squander on navel-gazing and inaction, writes Judith February.
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Govt to establish sovereign wealth fund, state bank - Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa said further details on the establishment of the two entities would be announced by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni when he delivered his Budget speech on 26 February.
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What you need to know about President Ramaphosa's Sona 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address in Cape Town on 13 February 2020. These are the highlights of his address.
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Sona 2020: How Ramaphosa will prioritise women's businesses
"The empowerment of women is critical to inclusive economic growth."
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R64bn for accommodation - Ramaphosa's Sona 2020 promise for homeless students
Many students don’t have places to sleep after lectures and resort to sleeping in libraries and other places on campus.
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7,000 police trainees enlisted, Hammanskraal to get its own crime university
In his fourth Sona, Cyril Ramaphosa announced that a Crime Detection University would be established in Hammanskraal to 'improve the quality of general and specialised police investigations'.
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Ramaphosa to sign performance agreements with ministers by end of Feb
To strengthen state capacity, President Ramaphosa said he would be signing a performance agreement with ministers by the end of February.
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Ramaphosa: Govt ready to table land expropriation bill
During his State of the Nation Address in Parliament, the president said beneficiaries of land would undergo compulsory training before receiving the land.
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IN FULL: President Ramaphosa’s 2020 Sona
Read President Cyril Ramaphosa’s State of the Nation Address delivered on 13 February 2020.
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'Protests' in Parly deny MPs and SA the opportunity to hear Sona - De Lille
Good leader Patricia de Lille said the suspension of the State of the Nation Address due to EFF disruptions denied the country from hearing the address by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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'Pravin must go!' EFF disruption forces Sona suspension
Following the EFF's disruption of Sona, house chair Thandi Modise called for the proceedings to be suspended. The EFF demanded that President Cyril Ramaphosa fire Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan.
