General Sehlahle Fannie Masemola takes over from General Khehla Sitole, whose contract of employment was terminated by the president in February.
Weighed down by crushing public expectation, Ramaphosa took to the dais at Cape Town’s City Hall to deliver the 2022 State of the Nation Address. Did he get all his facts right?
Members of Parliament debate President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (Sona).
Cabinet says government's programme of action following the State of the Nation Address will be informed by the national budget that will be tabled later this month.
ANC Treasurer General Paul Mashatile said government would succeed in rebuilding South Africa's economy if the ruling party was cohesive and strong.
Following the President's State Of The Nation Address, Members of Parliament reacted to his speech. Ramaphosa delivered his address from the Cape Town City Hall on 10 February 2022. #SONA2022
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered the State of the Nation Address on 10 February 2022 at Cape Town City Hall. Here are the highlights. #Sona2022
The path we choose now will determine the course for future generations, said President Cyril Ramaphosa.
Turning to the fight against COVID-19, the president said the state of disaster would come to an end soon as the vaccines have been highly successful.
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his sixth State of the Nation Address on 10 February 2022, saying: "We are rebuilding the state and restoring trust and pride in public institutions. If there is one thing we all agree on, it is that the present situation – of deep poverty, unemployment and inequality – is unacceptable and unsustainable." Pictures: GCIS.
This is the first-ever address outside of the parliamentary precinct after it was gutted by a fire early this year.
It’s a make-or-break speech for President Cyril Ramaphosa with Dr Sithembile Mbete saying expectations were running high, and president was likely to be judged more harshly this time around.
Dignitaries and parliamentarians have started arriving at Cape Town’s City Hall ahead of the State of the Nation Address on 10 February 2022.
The majority of the dignitaries will be shuttled to the venue from Parliament as they’ll first have to undergo COVID-19 screenings before they are brought there.
Political analyst Professor Richard Calland said that this year’s Sona would be very different for President Cyril Ramaphosa, coming in the wake of the July riots, the fire at Parliament and the release of two state capture inquiry reports detailing the extent of the rot in government.
Nelson Mandela Metro University’s Ongama Mtimka said that the fight against corruption had to start with the president’s own party, where several leaders had been implicated in wrongdoing.
Although a government-commissioned panel investigated the possibility of introducing the aid universally and found that there was a need for it, it has since emerged that the president has been advised against it, saying it would perpetuate grant dependency.
The annual event, which marks the opening of Parliament, is being held at the City Hall because a fire damaged the National Assembly Chamber on 2 January.
