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President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation Address (Sona) in a joint sitting of Parliament on 20 June 2019. Picture: GCIS

Sona 2019

Meet the House of Monatic tailors who made President Ramaphosa's new suit

By Cindy Archillies

When the president calls you up to make him a suit, you start stitching! That's exactly what the House of Monatic did when President Cyril Ramaphosa asked them...

  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Nation Address on 20 June 2019. Picture: EWN.

    Ramaphosa: My new city plans are not a dream, they're my desired reality

    President Ramaphosa on Tuesday afternoon responded to debate on his State of the Nation Address.

    1068 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    'This is not a dream' - Ramaphosa replies to Sona debate

    The president started his address by thanking opposition parties for their input and addressed concerns raised by MPs on his action plan.

    1068 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his State of the Nation Address on 20 June 2019. Picture: EWN.

    After a tongue-lashing from MPs, Ramaphosa to respond to Sona debate

    Democratic Alliance chief whip John Steenhuisen said people wanted to hear about plans not dreams.

    1068 days ago
  • FILE: Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe participating in the Sona debate on 25 June 2019. Picture: GCIS

    Mantashe: Secure electricity supply crucial in growing energy sector

    Minister Gwede Mantashe said about 60 mining projects with an investment value of over R110 billion were in the pipeline and could create as many as 32,000 jobs.

    1068 days ago
  • EFF MP Naledi Chirwa during her maiden speech during the Sona Debate on 25 June 2019. Picture: @ParliamentofRSA/Twitter

    New MPs, former student activists give their views on Sona

    EFF’s Naledi Chirwa had some harsh words for President Cyril Ramaphosa and ANC's Nompendulo Mkhatshwa called for greater participation of women in society.

    1068 days ago
  • Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema debating the State of the Nation address on 25 July 2019. Picture: GCIS.

    Come clean on Bosasa or it’ll end your Presidency, Ramaphosa told

    Julius Malema issued a warning to President Cyril Ramaphosa during the Sona debate, saying the Bosasa issue could end his Presidency should he not come clean.

    1069 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa in Parliament on 14 February 2019. Picture: @PresidencyZA/Twitter

    FIKILE-NTSIKELELO MOYA: Yes, we must dare to dream

    Reflecting on President Zuma’s State of the Nation Address, Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says the role of the state is not just about dreaming big dreams. It is also to do great deeds.

    1069 days ago
  • FILE: DA leader Mmusi Maimane in Parliament. Picture: @Our_DA/Twitter

    WATCH LIVE: SA needs concrete action, not dreams - Maimane

    Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane asked President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently implement measures to save critical entities like Eskom.

    1069 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation Address (Sona) in a joint sitting of Parliament on 20 June 2019. Picture: GCIS

    MPs to dissect Ramaphosa's Sona

    Members of Parliament would gather for what would be a marathon debate scheduled to take up to 10 hours.

    1069 days ago
  •  FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his State of the Nation Address in the National Assembly on 20 June 2019. Picture: Twitter/@PresidencyZA

    BUSANI NGCAWENI: Sona and the cultural iconography of slaying

    Let's build the South Africa we want and deserve to live in. That is the dream that President Ramaphosa spoke about in the Sona.

    1071 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied

    Govt’s goal to eradicate hunger in 10 years is possible, says analyst

    In his State of the Nation Address on Thursday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed ambition to have no hungry South African in the country in the next decade.

    1073 days ago
  •  FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his State of the Nation Address in the National Assembly on 20 June 2019. Picture: Twitter/@PresidencyZA

    Ramaphosa's job creation promise is not enough, says Cosatu

    With over 10 million people unemployed and over three million working but still poor, Cosatu said the president’s proposal to create 155,000 jobs in the next five years was simply not enough.

    1073 days ago
  • FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa announces his new Cabinet on 29 May 2019 at the Union Buildings. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    How will economy be stabilised? Business Unity SA asks Ramaphosa

    The organisation had bemoaned the lack of a comprehensive plan and strategy for dysfunctional and over-indebted state-owned-enterprises.

    1073 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied.

    Rand falls after Ramaphosa speech seen lacking details

    At 0640 GMT, the rand traded at 14.3800 per dollar, 0.2% weaker than its New York close on Thursday.

    1073 days ago
  • Picture: EWN.

    Pay for your electricity, Ramaphosa urges citizens

    Cyril Ramaphosa said government would bring an urgent appropriation bill to Parliament to provide Eskom with a significant portion of the R230 million it needs over 10 years.

    1073 days ago
  •  FILE: President Cyril Ramaphosa delivering his State of the Nation Address in the National Assembly on 20 June 2019. Picture: Twitter/@PresidencyZA

    JUDITH FEBRUARY: No magic in president’s sober Sona

    Given the dire state of the economy, it was always going to be difficult for President Ramaphosa to pull a rabbit out of the hat, says Judith February.

    1073 days ago
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    Malema: ‘The president has no privilege of dreaming’

    Members of Parliament from the opposition benches characterised his speech as high on dreams but way too low on detail.

    1073 days ago
  • President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation Address (Sona) in a joint sitting of Parliament on 20 June 2019. Picture: GCIS

    Smart city and bullet train - Ramaphosa tells citizens to dream big

    President Cyril Ramaphosa’s first Sona after the May elections was long on what the country should be reaching for but short on concrete plans on how to get there.

    1073 days ago
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