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President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: GCIS

State of the nation address

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  • President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his State of the Nation Address in Cape Town City Hall on 10 February 2022. Picture: GCIS.

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    174 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the City Hall in Cape Town on 10 February 2022. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    WATCH LIVE: MPs debate Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address

    Members of Parliament debate President Cyril Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (Sona).

    176 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his State of the Nation Address in Cape Town City Hall on 10 February 2022. Picture: GCIS.

    Cabinet says Sona deliverables will be determined by Budget Speech

    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.

    179 days ago
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    A 'cohesive' and 'strong' ANC can rebuild SA's economy, says Paul Mashatile

    ANC Treasurer General Paul Mashatile said government would succeed in rebuilding South Africa's economy if the ruling party was cohesive and strong.

    179 days ago
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    180 days ago
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    180 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa outside the Cape Town City Hall ahead of Sona 2022. Picture: GCIS

    IN FULL: Ramaphosa's 2022 Sona speech

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    180 days ago
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    State of disaster to come to an end soon - 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.

    180 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa and National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula outside the Cape Town City Hall ahead of Sona 2022. Picture: GCIS

    GALLERY: 'We are rebuilding the state,' says Ramaphosa in 2022 Sona

    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.

    180 days ago
  • Dignitaries and parliamentarians arrive at the Cape Town City Hall ahead of Sona 2022.Dignitaries and parliamentarians arrive at the Cape Town City Hall ahead of Sona 2022. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    WATCH LIVE: Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address

    This is the first-ever address outside of the parliamentary precinct after it was gutted by a fire early this year.

    180 days ago
  • National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mpaisa-Nqakula (left) and President Cyril Ramaphosa (right) tour the Cape Town City Hall ahead of the State of the Nation Address on 10 February 2022. Picture: GCIS

    Sona 2022 labelled Ramaphosa's most important speech of his political career

    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.

    180 days ago
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    GALLERY: Dignitaries and parliamentarians arrive at City Hall ahead of Sona

    Dignitaries and parliamentarians have started arriving at Cape Town’s City Hall ahead of the State of the Nation Address on 10 February 2022.

    180 days ago
  • Final preparations are taking place at the Cape Town City Hall ahead of the State of the Nation Address on Thursday night. Picture: Shamiela Fisher/ EWN.

    Final touches for Sona being put in place

    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.

    180 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa responds to oral questions from Members of Parliament in the National Assembly Chamber in Parliament in Cape Town on 25 November 2021. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter

    Sona 2022 a real test of Ramaphosa's leadership - analyst

    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.

    181 days ago
  • ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa gives an address during birthday celebrations of the ANC in Polokwane. Picture: ANC.

    Ramaphosa failing to deal with party apparatus enabling corruption - analysts

    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.

    181 days ago
  • FILE: Last December, President Ramaphosa committed to addressing the basic income grant question when he delivers the State of the Nation Address on Thursday. Picture: pixabay.com

    Civil society wants Ramaphosa to pronounce a basic income grant policy at Sona

    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.

    181 days ago
  • Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis (right) on 31 January 2022 handed over City Hall to Parliament's presiding officers, National Assembly Speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula (centre) and NCOP chair Amos Masondo (left) ahead of the president's State of the Nation Address at the venue on 10 February 2022. Picture: Lauren Isaacs/Eyewitness News

    Parliament's presiding officers satisfied with Sona preparations

    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.

    181 days ago
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